Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
Thanks for the follow up.
We finally have a moving date, or at least week...probably we'll move on or around Memorial Day weekend. I haven't done anything yet due to the date being up in the air.
I will start leash training the cat, I think. He's a standard cat: he HATES HATES HATES leaving his house. If I take him into the stairwell (we're in a high rise) when someone comes to look at the house, he freaks out. When it's time to go back in, he sprints the 15 feet from the stairwell to the apartment door, tail between his legs. I worry that even a leash and walk outside of the house will be a bad experience.
Now that you have a date, or week, you can really get things rolling!
I'd suggest just starting with attaching the leash in the house, and allow him to adjust to it there before you consider taking him outside with it. Does he have favorite treats? Give him those when he's out of his house?
Originally Posted by
MissJoeyDFW
I will take any tips/hints or book/website referral you have in this. I rescued a couple of adorable kittens last year, they are both 1 year old now and I would like to leash train them. I have the jacket/harness/holster for my girls. When I put it on one of my kitties she acts like it throws her off balance and falls over sideways a few times. It makes for a good laugh but we haven't made much leash training progress.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Kitty-Holster-Ca...6#ht_559wt_907
LOL, sounds like the kitty isn't too sure about it. Have you tried leaving it out where she can sniff and investigate it?
jennj99738 suggested leash training. She might have more tips.