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"Is That What I'm Seeing!?" People are Shocked at this Cat in a Pack (Original Post) catbyte Nov 2022 OP
Cool cat Deuxcents Nov 2022 #1
My rescue, Rosie, loves to take walks. I got her when she was almost 3 and she had never catbyte Nov 2022 #2
Awww how cute! Elessar Zappa Nov 2022 #4
She's beautiful... Deuxcents Nov 2022 #5
Lucky kitty!!!! Karadeniz Nov 2022 #3

catbyte

(34,442 posts)
2. My rescue, Rosie, loves to take walks. I got her when she was almost 3 and she had never
Fri Nov 25, 2022, 06:07 PM
Nov 2022

worn a harness. Her previous owner (nice lady entering assisted living) told me that she always wanted to dash out the door, so I thought I'd try to "train" her to wear a harness and take her outside. There was no training necessary. She took to it like a duck to water, lol. I have to take her out every morning. If I don't she gets increasingly obnoxious, jumping over me, on my lap, and finally, in what she knows will get me up, tries walking on my laptop keyboard. She's a furry, delightful little tyrant and has me completely trained.

Things went so well with Rosie that I thought I'd try it with my other two rescues. Sammy was not amused and Otis flopped down, played possum, and refused to budge. He was 16 pounds when I took him to the vet last month -- all muscle -- so he's definitely staying an apartment-dwelling cat.

So, you might want to see if Ruby is a natural like Rosie!

Here's Rosie checking out the world before her walk. The only thing that spooks her is the wind. If it's blowing over about 10 mph, she refuses to go out. Lucky for her we don't live in Chicago, haha.

Elessar Zappa

(14,040 posts)
4. Awww how cute!
Fri Nov 25, 2022, 06:44 PM
Nov 2022

I wish my cat had taken to the harness. When I tried, he just looked at me like ‘wtf are you doing you dumb human?”

Deuxcents

(16,315 posts)
5. She's beautiful...
Fri Nov 25, 2022, 07:00 PM
Nov 2022

Ruby is a big girl..17# last time at the vet. I live in a condo n really should see about a harness..she’s has a big window she perches on n loves being on my lanai. She might just take to walks..when I try it, I will tell you about your idea

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