[header] How to train a cat to jump through a hoop [title] Acquire everything listed below in the " things you'll need " section. [title] Begin with your cat on the floor, hoop in one hand (at this stage the hoop should be touching floor and always vertical) touching the floor, treat visible in the other. [step] This is the starting position. 
[title] Hold the hoop between your cat and the hand with the treat in it. [step] The cat should go for the treat.