[paulat]

Are you trying to say that cats don't do well on leashes??? LOL

Strangely enough, my Maine Coon mutt is leash-trained. He'll go with me 4 foors down to the mailbox. I have to carry him down the stairs, because he doesn't understand the concept of "down." He stays on the leash when I'm downstairs taking care of things...and then the funnest thing in the world is to run UP the four flights. Then he waits for me and walks by my side down the hall.

You can leash train a cat...but it ain't never like wakin' a dog!

[caryatid]

We had a truly remarkable "regular" cat. Sarge could not be trusted outside on his own; so, I taught him to walk on a leash. It took two weeks. You could set your clock by our four o'clock walk every afternoon. We both looked forward to it. Sarge would prance and, with a 16' retractable leash, learned to pace himself and walk very effectively with me. Alas, he died of a heart attack 3 years ago.

A year ago, we got a Maine Coon kitten [our second Maine Coon]. He is a good-cat-in-training ... has a long way to go ... and walking on a leash is one of our projects for the New Year. I have high hopes that I will end up with another good walking companion.