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Leash Training
How do you go about leash training a cat? I tried putting one on Boots. He
lay down and refused to move. W |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... How do you go about leash training a cat? I tried putting one on Boots. He lay down and refused to move. W That's typical. It takes awhile for a cat to get used to a harness and leash, so the first step is just to put the harness on the cat for a short time each day and expect that the cat will probably just lie down (as you described) or may start working to get it off. After a few days, you can begin working on getting the cat to walk with the harness and leash -- but do it in your house (not outdoors) and just follow behind wherever the *cat* wants to go for a few days. MaryL |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... How do you go about leash training a cat? I tried putting one on Boots. He lay down and refused to move. W That's typical. It takes awhile for a cat to get used to a harness and leash, so the first step is just to put the harness on the cat for a short time each day and expect that the cat will probably just lie down (as you described) or may start working to get it off. After a few days, you can begin working on getting the cat to walk with the harness and leash -- but do it in your house (not outdoors) and just follow behind wherever the *cat* wants to go for a few days. MaryL |
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enlightened us with... How do you go about leash training a cat? I tried putting one on Boots. He lay down and refused to move. They do that. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart/cat_harness.html -- -- ~kaeli~ If you drink, don't park. Accidents cause people. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... How do you go about leash training a cat? I tried putting one on Boots. He lay down and refused to move. They do that. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart/cat_harness.html -- -- ~kaeli~ If you drink, don't park. Accidents cause people. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... How do you go about leash training a cat? I tried putting one on Boots. He lay down and refused to move. W With my cats, they were indoor cats who wanted to go outside a bit. But I did not want to let them roam free. So I got a long lead a clipped it to their collar - and clipped the other end to a mailbox and stayed with them while I was cleaning the car or something. They became comfortable with the arrangement after a bit. (I did use breakaway collars in case they should get stuck without my noticing.) Eventually they became accustomed to this and I was able to walk one of them sorta like a dog. Bill |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... How do you go about leash training a cat? I tried putting one on Boots. He lay down and refused to move. W With my cats, they were indoor cats who wanted to go outside a bit. But I did not want to let them roam free. So I got a long lead a clipped it to their collar - and clipped the other end to a mailbox and stayed with them while I was cleaning the car or something. They became comfortable with the arrangement after a bit. (I did use breakaway collars in case they should get stuck without my noticing.) Eventually they became accustomed to this and I was able to walk one of them sorta like a dog. Bill |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... How do you go about leash training a cat? I tried putting one on Boots. He lay down and refused to move. W Hi wendy , karen pryor explains how to do that in her book Clicker training your cat . You can order it on line from amazon. alison |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... How do you go about leash training a cat? I tried putting one on Boots. He lay down and refused to move. W Hi wendy , karen pryor explains how to do that in her book Clicker training your cat . You can order it on line from amazon. alison |
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