--- Ronn! Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > >Debbi > >who has used her (leashed) cats to chase out birds > from the house > > > Yours will actually tolerate being on a leash?
Back when I was travelling a lot for work, I knew that the only way they would get to be outdoors, most of the time, was on a leash. So I started getting them used to being in harness as kittens or young (<1 y.o.) cats - gave treats liberally, and distracted them by playing with them while in harness and later on-leash. I was actually able to 'walk' them (translation: let them explore at their own pace, but not farther than the 10' expanse of leash allowed them away from me) -- I got quite a few looks and laughs! They learned to course more-or-less together, and to pace me off-leash if we were someplace that I felt was safe to free them. Kind of like kittens do with their mothers, I think. They learned to ride in the car as well, and that "Brace!" meant hunker down with claws in the seat-fabric, as accel/decel/turn loomed. At home they are indoor/outdoor cats, and I only harness/leash them ~once a year to refresh their aquaintance with the concept... Let Us Not Speak Of What They Daily Remind Me Maru ;) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
