How easy is it to get a cat to walk on a leash
I have two cats and when I saw Tonto on a leash walking the streets of New York and elsewhere, and riding in around in a car, one which was an open air convertible, I watched in amazement.
shareI've had several cats who fought like mad over collars and I can't imagine having one take to a leash as easily as that one appeared to do. I have to assume that the cat had been introduced to the leash at a very young age.
shareI had a neighbor years ago who did this with his cat, he was known as Paul the man with cat on leash...LOL.
shareI did the same thing in real life when I moved from Montana back to the state of Texas. Instead of the mere collar leash, I had the full body harness. Everytime I would bring my cat for a walk on the leash, he would just collapse on the ground. It was more like taking your cat for a drag then a walk.
shareI did it all the time with my cat. I didn't get him when he was young either. It's different than walking a dog. If the cat doesn't want to go where you want to go, you'll have problems. When I got him, he hated the collar and riding in the car. But we figured it out and then he liked riding in the car, on the kayak and on the my bike. I lost my him to FIV almost 6 months ago now. I figured Tonto was going to die in the movie and I almost didn't watch it because I thought it was going to be too depressing. Even though the scene was real fast, I still cried. I just don't think that Harry would have been so unemotional about it.
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Was your cat once an outdoor cat? Mine is a humane society adoptee but I am pretty sure he was always an indoor cat. He would escape into the wild blue yonder every once and a while but would collapse to the ground in fear as soon as a car passed by.
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