10th day of Spring, 515 AV
After her tumble the day before, Naiya had decided to ignore the city and its unnavigable terrain, turning instead to her feline companion for a new attempt at training. Not that she knew much about how to train a cat, let alone something like teaching her to hunt, but she could certainly teach her tasks of a more simple variety.
"Banti" She accompanied the name with a nonsense sign, a sort of circular motion of her wrist that snapped to the top. Hopefully, the cat would learn to associate it with her name, so that she could call to her silently. The feline in question twitched an ear, turning to see her human. Naiya awarded the attention with a scratch on the head and soft praise.
Naiya's excitement spoke to the cat more than the hand signs, prompting her to come to standing, seeking further praise for whatever she had done to earn the first.
Naiya signed to her again, the shape she had decided would be the cat's name, and called her once more, "Banti." Again the cat's ears swiveled towards Naiya, and she rewarded the cat once more with happy praise and petting.
She would teach the cat with praise and rewards, despite advice that she should be stern and aloof. Rewarding good behavior seemed a more effective tactic than punishing bad behaviors. Besides, her body ached, and she had no desire to chase a cat she had forced away with punishment.
She repeated the sign, calling the cat's name, with praise for each response she got from the feline. When the cat began to get bored, Naiya changed tactics, she had prepared a section of rope, with a segment of rabbit on the end, fur and meat wrapped hardily in the rope.
She showed it the the cat, who seemed quite interested in the morsel. "Hunt" she told the cat,tossing the rabbit into the grass but maintaining her hold on the end of the rope. The cat ran for the rabbit, and Naiya called a praise for her, letting her find a bite of the morsel before calling "share" to the feline, towing her and the rabbit in by the rope. The cat came with an expression of confusion. She did come, however, so praised the cat, offering her an untied morsel of rabbit for her work.
She repeated the practice, her cues providing the cat with rules for the prize of the morsel. She varied the giving of the rabbit bites, trying to give them at random intervals so that she wouldn't expect a prize every time.
They practiced until Naiya began to see the practice loosing the cat's interest. She rewarded her a final time, giving her the large morsel of rabbit, then called her home. There was no use going to the point of the cat not listening, it would only take them backwards in the training.
After her tumble the day before, Naiya had decided to ignore the city and its unnavigable terrain, turning instead to her feline companion for a new attempt at training. Not that she knew much about how to train a cat, let alone something like teaching her to hunt, but she could certainly teach her tasks of a more simple variety.
"Banti" She accompanied the name with a nonsense sign, a sort of circular motion of her wrist that snapped to the top. Hopefully, the cat would learn to associate it with her name, so that she could call to her silently. The feline in question twitched an ear, turning to see her human. Naiya awarded the attention with a scratch on the head and soft praise.
Naiya's excitement spoke to the cat more than the hand signs, prompting her to come to standing, seeking further praise for whatever she had done to earn the first.
Naiya signed to her again, the shape she had decided would be the cat's name, and called her once more, "Banti." Again the cat's ears swiveled towards Naiya, and she rewarded the cat once more with happy praise and petting.
She would teach the cat with praise and rewards, despite advice that she should be stern and aloof. Rewarding good behavior seemed a more effective tactic than punishing bad behaviors. Besides, her body ached, and she had no desire to chase a cat she had forced away with punishment.
She repeated the sign, calling the cat's name, with praise for each response she got from the feline. When the cat began to get bored, Naiya changed tactics, she had prepared a section of rope, with a segment of rabbit on the end, fur and meat wrapped hardily in the rope.
She showed it the the cat, who seemed quite interested in the morsel. "Hunt" she told the cat,tossing the rabbit into the grass but maintaining her hold on the end of the rope. The cat ran for the rabbit, and Naiya called a praise for her, letting her find a bite of the morsel before calling "share" to the feline, towing her and the rabbit in by the rope. The cat came with an expression of confusion. She did come, however, so praised the cat, offering her an untied morsel of rabbit for her work.
She repeated the practice, her cues providing the cat with rules for the prize of the morsel. She varied the giving of the rabbit bites, trying to give them at random intervals so that she wouldn't expect a prize every time.
They practiced until Naiya began to see the practice loosing the cat's interest. She rewarded her a final time, giving her the large morsel of rabbit, then called her home. There was no use going to the point of the cat not listening, it would only take them backwards in the training.
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Naiya space Pavi | Common | Tukant
other space Pavi | Common | Tukant
other space Pavi | Common | Tukant
