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With a lot of patience and a few simple rules you can train your cat to walk on a leash.

A harness is easier for a cat. Cat’s won’t respond well to jerking their collar so a harness is actually best and should be loose and comfortable for the cat. First, allow your cat to play with the new items so she gets use to them. Try putting the harness on her and see how she reacts. This step is very crucial, if you force the cat to wear the harness, they are not going to be happy at all with the harness or with you.

You need to take it easy with all the steps. If your cat balks at any step, go back to the previous one. It is a lot harder getting a cat to cooperate than it is for a dog.

After the cat is comfortable wearing the harness loose, then it is the time to tighten the harness up until it is the right fit for the cat. At this stage, you will want to give the cat time to get use to wearing the harness.

Next attach the leash. Now you will want to start walking the cat inside, until the cat is comfortable. Once the cat is comfortable walking with the leash then it is time to go outside for a walk.

When walking with the cat on the leash make sure there is not too much loose leash or they will be running in all random directions. There are many distractions for a cat outdoors – birds, squirrels and the neighbor’s pets might cause your cat to want to run around, but you must keep a tight leash so that your cat walks with you and is not dragging you all over the place.

A little practice and you will soon be enjoying your outings with your cat walking on a leash.

Go to my Cat Training Blog for many more tips and information on training your cat as well as understanding cat behaviour.