Rob Haines
@rob_haines@mastodon.art
Creative writer, statistical programmer, photographer, pianist and unrepentant catdad. he/him (Account currently set to requiring follow requests for some spring cleaning of bots and automated follows, but please feel free to request!)
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@kestral@masto.hackers.town I think it very much depends on the cat and their interest to learn. I think some older cats could take to it, but some cats just aren't interested at any age :D
We started Poppy when she was a couple of years old, and it took maybe 18 months of daily practice before she was comfortable using the buttons to ask for things.
I wrote a thing a couple of years back about our experiences of the process, but also happy to answer any questions: https://www.robhainescreative.space/blog/in-the-spirit-of-communication/