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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 07:48 PM Original message |
Does anyone else walk their cat on a leash? |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. I don't |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 07:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Ha! I knew there had to be others out there |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
42. I am sick of hearing that BS |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 12:28 AM Response to Reply #42 |
55. I've got both in my front lawn |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 10:40 AM Response to Reply #42 |
64. dog walkers in my area always seem to wait till after dark as they |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. I tried. I failed. Miserably. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
49. I have tried too and they thought I was trying to kill them |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 12:39 AM Response to Reply #49 |
57. It's not a quick process |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 10:36 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. did you start her with the harness as a kitten |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 10:37 AM Response to Reply #57 |
62. really good tips, at what age did you start her with the harness |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 11:49 AM Response to Reply #62 |
69. I started to introduce her to it at 8 months, but |
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ltfranklin (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. You realize, of course... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. My cats eat Organix |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. You're lucky -- I tried that with one of my cats once |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. It's probably is easier to start 'em young |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. alas, my beloved kitty is a little slow |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 10:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
66. One of my sister's kittys looks just like your Puck |
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purr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. I dont "walk" her, she rather walks me and its usually sitting out |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Have you tried sunscreen? |
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purr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. She scratches like mad with even baby suntan lotion... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Have you tried any of the new |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 08:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
84. Really? Skin cancer? In cats? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 10:56 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. My vet said that it's becoming very common |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. My old roommate had two cats and although he didn't walk them |
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pnorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. I don't have a cat, although I practically worship them. |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. I do. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. That's so cool! |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. He arches and hisses at the sight of a dog, so I have to be very |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Awww... |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Thanks. Yours are beautiful too. |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
44. my indoor kitty loves to smell the outdoors |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:58 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Cairo camps out in our LR window most of the day. |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:29 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. My cat follows me around all the time |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:44 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. She's beautiful! |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:54 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. That rug was made by my grandmother |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 12:23 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Oh my! |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 08:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
85. Yeah, two of mine (both sisters) do that "wagging" thing. |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. The social contract we have with cats is thus. |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Well, the bottom line is: Pinky don't like no leash.... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. OMG! I Saw That YEARS Ago On America's Funniest Pet Videos Or |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. Is that the one with the orange |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:58 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. You got it! |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. I haven't been able to get either one of ours too, but..... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
59. Thanks Robeson! |
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DELUSIONAL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. Huggy loves to walk on a leash -- even in the snow |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Isn't it amazing how most breeds of cats |
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DELUSIONAL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. here's one of Huggy at now |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. :-( I only get a red "x" |
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DELUSIONAL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. No not your browser -- the first upload website wasn't working |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Awww..there he is! |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
45. my kitty has very, very thick fur and she coughs up hairballs ALOT |
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rstlne (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. I have a Japanese bob tail! |
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DELUSIONAL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. She sure looks like a JBT |
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rstlne (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Thanks |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. Clicker training can work wonders, too |
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rstlne (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Thank you |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:10 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. Our Maine Coon has been pretty easy to train. |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
46. They are very pretty cats |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
16. I tried |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. No, I do not. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
32. my cat would never, ever speak to me again |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:12 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. It's sorta his standard pose |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
39. I tried. |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
40. I tried so hard to get my cat in one of those harnesses |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
50. beautiful cat! |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
56. yep |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 12:44 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Yay! Another DUer with a cat on a leash! |
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3lefts (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
60. If the leash doesn't work, you could always try... |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
63. My cats are indoor cats |
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liontamer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
65. I don't |
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Logansquare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
67. We let them out back on leashes, to keep them from running away. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 11:52 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Do you have a long line that you attach them to? |
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Logansquare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 07:09 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. Oh gosh no, getting tangled appears to be part of the fun |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
68. I can get Abbott on a leash but it's not quite walking |
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Zuni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. how are your cats? |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
71. I guess it requires a serious "break-in" process... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 12:46 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Welcome to DU Bullwinkle428! |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 01:15 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. I was wondering about Miro... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:14 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Miro was a rescue kitty, so he could be |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:26 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. The round face was the thing that... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
75. My cat lies down when harness goes on her. |
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ChickMagic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
77. If our cats would ever allow a harness |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 04:56 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. I had one that would do that |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
81. great pix! beautiful cat |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 09:19 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. Thanks! |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
82. I would, if mine went out... |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
83. Absolutely amazing. |
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