most tricks performed by a cat in one minute

8-year-old Alexis, a cat owned by Anika Moritz (Austria), has broken the record for the most tricks performed by a cat in one minute.🐈

Following Anika’s clear instructions, Alexis achieved an unbelievable 26 tricks.

Anika sitting outside with alexis on her lap

Anika has had Alexis since she was a little girl and Alexis was a kitten.

She started training Alexis when she was just 12 weeks old. 

According to 20-year-old Anika, Alexis is trusting, loves to cuddle, but also appreciates her freedom.

Anika, who is self described as totally in love with cats, believes Alexis is her "once in a lifetime cat" and basically paw-fect!Â đŸŸđŸ±

“We are doing tricks since she is a kitten and she loves trick time so much. I would say that it is our passion,” Anika said. 

Through their training, Anika realised that Alexis was very good at following instructions. 

“She learned so fast, that I knew, that she is a very special cat.”

Let's learn more about Alexis and cat training! 

Why did you attempt this record?

I always wanted to show how amazing cats are. It was my aim back in 2017 to try to break this record. 

Cats are small tigers, who love to interact with other cats and a human being. They also love being kept busy with playing, food puzzles or/and trick training. 

Alexis performing high five trick

How do you train a cat to do tricks? 

I think, that you can train every cat, if you put much love, patience and understanding into the training. 

You also should be able to read the cat's body language and learn the basics of positive animal training techniques. 

Alexis is trained with positive reinforcement and a clicker and gets a treat and/or compliment after every single trick. 

Alexis and anika following the attempt

When did you discover that Alexis could potentially achieve this record?

In 2017 I heard of this amazing record and tried to perform some tricks within 60 seconds at home. At this time she was able to do 14 tricks in 1 minute. 

In 2019 I remembered the record and tried it again. I was actually pretty shocked how good and fast Alexis was. 

That was the time I thought that we could actually achieve this awesome record. 

So we kept (and keep) training and tried to do even more tricks in 60 seconds.

How did you train Alexis for this record attempt? 

I first wrote a list of tricks which Alexis loves to perform. 

I record my trainings very often, so that I can improve my training skills. I know which tricks are faster than others. 

The training was then mostly just trying to figure out which tricks match perfectly in order to save some time.

Most tricks performed by a cat in one minute Alexis and Anika outside

How difficult did you/Alexis find the training?

The most difficult part was that Alexis did not get any reward for 60 seconds. 

Normally my cat gets a positive reward after every trick, because training should always be fun and worth it. 

However, Alexis managed it well, because my attention and the interacting is a reward too and she knew that she would get a very special treat after the 60 seconds.

How do you feel about achieving the record title for the most tricks performed by a cat in one minute?

I am so happy that Alexis (and me) got the record for this! 

Cats are intelligent little creatures who deserve to be treated well. 

Training enriches the cat’s life and prevent behaviour problems. 

Alexis and I continue to train trying to rebreak our own record, because we would like to accomplish the 30 tricks in one minute. 

That’s a big challenge for sure, but Alexis loves the positive training so much and it’s a new goal to reach.

Alexis with one paw extended during sunset

If you want some inspiration for what trick to try with your own cat, here are the records that Alexis achieved in 60 seconds: 

  1. Go around the legs
  2. Weave through legs
  3. Go onto red carpet
  4. 180 degree turn to the left
  5. Sit
  6. Roll out red carpet
  7. High five right
  8. Wave with right paw
  9. Shake head
  10. High five left
  11. Left paw
  12. Wave left paw
  13. Touch nose with left paw
  14. Look left
  15. Look right
  16. Hands up
  17. Wave with hands up
  18. High ten
  19. Cross left paw while sitting
  20. Ring/touch bell with paw
  21. Touch target with nose
  22. Pull on string to open box
  23. Go back
  24. Stop
  25. Come
  26. Both paws up on arm