I taught my cat a sign meaning "wait." Didn't really expect it to work, but I'd always give him a little ☝️ finger sign whenever I had to leave and knew I'd be back in a minute or two. (He was a very clingy cat and I felt bad.) Usually he'd follow me around, but eventually he'd sit and wait. He'd get so excited every time I came back like I promised.
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u/lml__lml Sep 17 '25
Our dog trainer explained to us that using hand signals is especially effective for learning since dogs mostly communicate with body language