The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #53738   Message #830260
Posted By: NicoleC
19-Nov-02 - 07:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: cats
Subject: RE: BS: cats
Walk?! Hahahaha! We go outside so she can lay in the grass :) Supervised, of course, the poor thing has no claws.

I found the "cat" harnesses weren't very good because cats can get out of them too easily, but the "dog" harnesses work well because they have stiffer connections at the chest and back (and you need it attached in both places, or you kitty houdini will be out of it in a flash.)

Her former owner (my Mom) insisted that she wouldn't tolerate a harness, but I left it on the floor in her toy basket for a month and she didn't fuss much the first time I put it on. However, all attempts to clicker-train her have proved fruitless. She knows exactly what I want, but won't do it out of sheer spite.

Unlike dogs, there's no possibility of controlling the cat's direction or speed, and it will only annoy the cat if you try.