I’m Samantha Martin I’m the chief human and trainer for the amazing acro pets a
group of former orphan rescues and
group of former orphan rescues and strays that now perform in a cat circus
strays that now perform in a cat circus
strays that now perform in a cat circus of sorts we travel the country and show
of sorts we travel the country and show
of sorts we travel the country and show people that cats can indeed be true cats
people that cats can indeed be true cats
people that cats can indeed be true cats have a different level of motivation
have a different level of motivation
have a different level of motivation dogs will you know work for love and a
dogs will you know work for love and a
dogs will you know work for love and a tennis ball and they just want to please
tennis ball and they just want to please
tennis ball and they just want to please you
you
you cats definitely want to know that
cats definitely want to know that
cats definitely want to know that there’s something in it for them cats
there’s something in it for them cats
there’s something in it for them cats are very comfortable up here they’re
are very comfortable up here they’re
are very comfortable up here they’re very used to it it’s very spontaneous
very used to it it’s very spontaneous
very used to it it’s very spontaneous show there’s a lot of ad-lib because I
show there’s a lot of ad-lib because I
show there’s a lot of ad-lib because I just have to kind of have to follow
just have to kind of have to follow
just have to kind of have to follow along with what the cat’s aside to do so
along with what the cat’s aside to do so
along with what the cat’s aside to do so they Stephan Utley are still independent
they Stephan Utley are still independent
they Stephan Utley are still independent they have you know they’ll do that
they have you know they’ll do that
they have you know they’ll do that they’ll do the trick they know the trick
they’ll do the trick they know the trick
they’ll do the trick they know the trick and but they’ll do it after they stretch
and but they’ll do it after they stretch
and but they’ll do it after they stretch after they groom
it’s usually three humans and then 13
it’s usually three humans and then 13 cats cats actually have the best
cats cats actually have the best
cats cats actually have the best accommodations they have the back third
accommodations they have the back third
accommodations they have the back third of the bus and it’s like decked out with
of the bus and it’s like decked out with
of the bus and it’s like decked out with perches and cat trees and heads and you
perches and cat trees and heads and you
perches and cat trees and heads and you know toys and you know everything a cat
know toys and you know everything a cat
know toys and you know everything a cat could want now I would definitely a cat
could want now I would definitely a cat
could want now I would definitely a cat person I mean I’ve worked with all kinds
person I mean I’ve worked with all kinds
person I mean I’ve worked with all kinds of animals but I think over the years I
of animals but I think over the years I
of animals but I think over the years I definitely started to relate more and
definitely started to relate more and
definitely started to relate more and more to cats I think they’re graceful
more to cats I think they’re graceful
more to cats I think they’re graceful intelligent they definitely have
intelligent they definitely have
intelligent they definitely have attitudes you know a huge part of
attitudes you know a huge part of
attitudes you know a huge part of training is basically observation is it
training is basically observation is it
training is basically observation is it a cat that likes to you know hang out
a cat that likes to you know hang out
a cat that likes to you know hang out low and swat at things do they like to
low and swat at things do they like to
low and swat at things do they like to jump up high are they active do they do
jump up high are they active do they do
jump up high are they active do they do they roll around on their back a lot do
they roll around on their back a lot do
they roll around on their back a lot do they bat things with their paws anything
they bat things with their paws anything
they bat things with their paws anything that the cat does you can turn into a
that the cat does you can turn into a
that the cat does you can turn into a potential trick
it is possible to train cash we do
it is possible to train cash we do somewhat capture the behaviors that
somewhat capture the behaviors that
somewhat capture the behaviors that can’t solve
can’t solve
can’t solve pawing at a mouse and instead we’ll
pawing at a mouse and instead we’ll
pawing at a mouse and instead we’ll apply that to pawing at a piano and
apply that to pawing at a piano and
apply that to pawing at a piano and basically train them to play the piano
basically train them to play the piano
basically train them to play the piano because we’re taking them their natural
because we’re taking them their natural
because we’re taking them their natural behavior that they would always do and
behavior that they would always do and
behavior that they would always do and just doing it on command and doing it
just doing it on command and doing it
just doing it on command and doing it with the utility that we want them to
with the utility that we want them to
with the utility that we want them to use they’re more feral they are less
use they’re more feral they are less
use they’re more feral they are less domesticated than some of our other
domesticated than some of our other
domesticated than some of our other companion animals and that’s what makes
companion animals and that’s what makes
companion animals and that’s what makes them a little bit trickier to train
them a little bit trickier to train
them a little bit trickier to train because we haven’t asked them for
because we haven’t asked them for
because we haven’t asked them for thousand units of years to actually
thousand units of years to actually
thousand units of years to actually change their behavior that is more
change their behavior that is more
change their behavior that is more conducive to our lifestyle yeah that’s
conducive to our lifestyle yeah that’s
conducive to our lifestyle yeah that’s right Jackson but if an animal can D be
right Jackson but if an animal can D be
right Jackson but if an animal can D be domesticated we can modify it pretty
domesticated we can modify it pretty
domesticated we can modify it pretty much to anything we want
much to anything we want
much to anything we want being that the genetics are already
being that the genetics are already
being that the genetics are already there in the wild population so from the
there in the wild population so from the
there in the wild population so from the wolves dogs can be sighthounds or they
wolves dogs can be sighthounds or they
wolves dogs can be sighthounds or they can be smell hounds where if we wanted
can be smell hounds where if we wanted
can be smell hounds where if we wanted to do with that with cats
to do with that with cats
to do with that with cats we could probably get around to it as
we could probably get around to it as
we could probably get around to it as well but it would take hundreds of years
well but it would take hundreds of years
well but it would take hundreds of years to get get that accomplished
to get get that accomplished
to get get that accomplished I’m not surprised by a cat circus I’m
I’m not surprised by a cat circus I’m
I’m not surprised by a cat circus I’m more surprised by the patience of the
more surprised by the patience of the
more surprised by the patience of the person that’s actually training the cat
person that’s actually training the cat
person that’s actually training the cat because I think the cat can actually
because I think the cat can actually
because I think the cat can actually outlast the trainer in many instances
outlast the trainer in many instances
outlast the trainer in many instances yeah they do have a bad rap and they
yeah they do have a bad rap and they
yeah they do have a bad rap and they there definitely have you know added to
there definitely have you know added to
there definitely have you know added to cattitude so you can’t really rely on
cattitude so you can’t really rely on
cattitude so you can’t really rely on them quite so much there’s really I
them quite so much there’s really I
them quite so much there’s really I don’t know about if there really see
don’t know about if there really see
don’t know about if there really see very many service cats out there but
very many service cats out there but
very many service cats out there but yeah they’re just a different kind of
yeah they’re just a different kind of
yeah they’re just a different kind of animal but they can definitely be
animal but they can definitely be
animal but they can definitely be trained and they definitely should be
trained and they definitely should be
trained and they definitely should be given the opportunity to show how
given the opportunity to show how
given the opportunity to show how intelligent they are
intelligent they are
intelligent they are you
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