How to train your cat on a leash

Is it possible to train a cat to walk with you? Yes it is and
not hard to do. Patience, practice, time, and you will be
walking with your cat soon.

The best time to start to train a cat to walk with a leash is
when it is a kitten. When a kitten is small, needs to be taught
the correct behaviors. Molding a kitten’s behaviors is just as
if we would do with children. They are new to the behaviors and
do not really know what is right and wrong.

An older cat could be harder to train as it is set in some of
its ways. With patience from both you and your cat, you will be
able to train the cat to walk with a leash.

Let us get started with first you will need to purchase a leash
for the cat. One thing you will want to do is search out the
leash that will be suitable for both you and your cat.

There are many different leashes on the market to day. Some are
retract able with a setting on the holder to be able to allow
just enough leash out for the cat. On the other hand, you can
just let the cat have as much as they would like. This is nice
for walking and for letting the cat to play, with control that
they do not run off or get in to much trouble.

The other leashes are standard leashes with the average of five
to 6 feet, would be a good length. Weight of the leash should be
light. You would not want a heavy one like for a dog. This will
put to much weight on the cat and be uncomfortable. Another item
that you will need to consider is a harness or collar for the
cat.

A harness is the best for a cat.. With purchasing a collar you
will want to make it very narrow one and light. When looking for
one keep in mind that around the cats neck you need to give a
lot of room for it but not to lose. Harness should be loose and
comfortable for a cat. Being to tight can cause the cat to get
sores and end up going to the vet for treatment. Once you get
the leash, collar, or harness, you will want to play with the
cat with the item. This allows the cat to get use to it and put
its scent on these items.

Once your cat has been able to do this, the next thing you will
want to do it, start with the harness. Put the harness on the
cat as loose as you can get it, just place it on the cat,
depending on the reaction of the cat you can leave it on for a
short time or if the cat does not want anything to do with it,
then you might have to go back and play with the cat. This step
is very important, if you force the cat to wear the harness,
they are not going to be happy at all with the harness or with
you. Take your time with all the steps.

After the cat is wearing the harness loose, then it is the time
to tighten the harness up until it is the right comfort for the
cat. At this point, you will want to give the cat time to wear
the harness. Once you see that is going good. Now is the time to
attach the leash Remember first to have the cat play with the
leash. Put the leash on and get the cat use to having it on.
Then you will want to start walking the cat inside, until the
cat is doing well. Once the cat is comfortable with the leash
then it is time to go for the walk. When walking with the cat
makes sure, they do not have a lot of leash to run in directions
they feel is necessary. The neighbors pets will be out and your
cat might want to see them. Have your cat walk with you and not
the cat walking you. Now that you are set, you can exercise with
your cat, as they need the exercise also.