Many times, I have taken my cat, Gabriel, out for a walk on a leash. I did this when I was training him to be more comfortable with the outside. He now goes outside by himself. When I took him out on a leash the experience was not the same as taking a dog for a walk. He stopped all the time. It’s all but impossible to take a cat for a walk on a leash like a dog unless you’ve trained the cat to do so, which is exactly what has happened to Rosie, who in the video is five-months-of-age, and as you can see is part of this small pack of Husky dogs.
She walks along with her dog companions in a very similar way and for me it is nice to see because it means the caretaker of these cats and dogs can go out for a walk and make it work. It becomes viable and workable and I think it looks wonderful. Some people may dislike this, however.
Three Siberian Huskies, Lilo, Infinity and Miko, raised Rosie. Now they do everything together. Rosie is a member of the group. I don’t know whether she sees herself as a dog or a cat. It is just that she gets on so well with the Huskies. This is unsurprising because, as mentioned, she was raised by dogs.
Lilo, is the leader of the pack. She was a surrogate mother to Rosie who was found as a three-week old malnourished, highly vulnerable, and sick kitten. Lilo looked after and a lot of credit has to be given to this dog for saving Rosie’s life. The owners are: Thoa Bui and her sisters Thi and Tram Bui.
Source: ABC News
Thanks for the handy tip. You’ll be lucky to get your cat to a tree when out walking with him//her 😉
Handy tip:
When walking with your cat that is leashed, do try ever so hard not to encourage, nay allow! you cat to jump higher up the tree trunk than you can safely reach to retrieve him/her. Thats about head height if you think about how wide your range of movemwnt needs to be to safely get hold of that wayward puss.
Failing tbat, rely on tree climbing skills that you may have learned maybe last used 50 years ago!
Nice bit of training Sandy. I have done a bit training too. I’d like to do more but lack the motivation to he honest.
My cat walks with me for awhile, then I let go of the leash, and let her sniff the grass, and other things of interest. Sometimes we just sit next to each other enjoying the sun.
When I want to walk, I just say “Let’s walk” and grab the leash and tug a little. When she starts walking with me, I say “good girl!”. At the end of our outdoor time, I always have to carry her in. She’d much rather stay outside, and never walks back to the house. But once we’re at the house I put her down, and she waits for me to open the door. She walks in, and I take off her halter and leash.
I started doing this when I adopted her as a feral at about a year old. So, I think she’s doing pretty good for being born a wild, free kitty.