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Originally Posted by Suzy
Eventually, I bet (my cat did anyway), that when you go to put the harness on her and let go of it, and you open the door, she won't go outside unless you do first. You see having the harness on her, even though you're not holding it, she thinks you still have control. It's weird, as soon as the door is open, my cat will run out (only a few feet though and she stops - she loves to munch grass), but when I put the harness on her, it is a different story.
Warren, they get really excited when it's "walkies" time, perhaps you might like to give some thought to using "walkies" as one important key word. It will come in handy when you can't find her around the house (and your heart starts pounding because you think someone has left the door open and she's done the bolt). As mentioned in my earlier post on this subject, "walkies" has to be used every single time you take the cat out. Just seeing their reaction and the purring from all the excitement one word brings, is so worth it.
By the way, the name suits her very well.
Oh, another by the way... watch it, they get good at opening doors and hiding behind things next to the door to run out (bane of my life- I'm forever having to check where my cat is) as careful as I've tried to be, little miss has wound up happily outside on a couple of occasions. Luckily on both occasions, my other cat dobbed her in and rounded her up for me (she's domestic so gets to roam outside). It's true believe it or not. So it pays to always know where she is and do regular checks, this is how I came to find her missing both times without too much time lapsing.
Awwww, the post on your cat is such a feel good one   |
Hi Suzy
We have been using the walkies and she is getting to know what that means she wont go out untill we do like you said. She has even started to prefer to do her business while on the lead which is great as we want to take her on our trip down to Melbourne next year and that will make it so much easier. I will post more pic's when they become available she is difficult to get pictures of as when she see's the camera she always turns away from it she is very camera shy
. When we are putting the harness on if we put the collar bit on first she thinks we are finished and tries to go so we put the back bit on first and then she waits and when we get back she just lays down so we can take the harness off.