Although, sometimes, domestic cats do walk behind their owners for a relatively short distance (a behaviour characteristic that I explain below), in general, it is fundamentally alien to domestic cats to walk with their owner on a lead like a dog on those nice country walks in the park. If you could talk to them, …
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About an hour ago I met two ladies in the park with their cat on a lead. It happens to be a wonderful place called Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park, Surrey, UK. Isabella Plantation is a special place, a garden within a very large park. I had a nice, long conversation with these ladies and …
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You might have been thinking about leash training your cat. You might have been thinking about it for a long time but have been put off by the difficulties. And there are some difficulties. The biggest difficulty is that it requires a lot of patience. However, the need to leash train your cat is becoming …
It’s time to bite the bullet and leash train your cat! Read More »
Dwayne is a tabby cat but not any tabby cat. He is special because he has got used to being outside on a leash and being outside where he lives means lots of noise and traffic and all sorts of other things that a cat is not meant to get used to, unless you’re Dwayne, …
Toronto cat Dwayne on a leash copes with everything Read More »
Why don’t cats walk on leashes? The answer can be found in the traits of the wild ancestors of both the domestic dog and cat. Grey wolves are the ancestors of pet dogs. They are pack animals and it is in their DNA to explore, hunt and patrol in groups. Domestic dogs have an inherited …
by Maggie (Hobart, Tasmania) Chilli inspects the stairs! Having a snack while walking 15-week-old Chilli going for one of his first walks 18-week-old Chilli hunting for lizards As Spring draws closer, the weather is warming up and the many different flowers are coming in to bloom. So often do I see cats of all kinds …
