A cougar in training; someone just entering their early thirties with aspirations of being the real deal.

Often looks too young to achieve cougardom as eye cream, moisturizer, and a healthy diet are on their side. Non smokers. Non wrinkly hands and necks. Perky, natural boobs.

Age requirement: 30-36ish

Pumas in training are often called mountain screamers and would be in the mid to late twenties.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods