Bengal Cat versus Harness

Bengal kitten Hunters Moon gets his first experience with the Walking Harness. This is cat education, not cat torture - I swear! ;-)

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Pets & Animals

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• bengal
• cat
• spazz
• harness
• crazed
• kitty
• kitten
• funny
• cat walking jacket
• cat harness

[Adreiine]

I seriously can't even get mine to move in a harness, and he's very active.

[sootikins]

@Adreiine Yeah, some take to it better than others. The cat in this video is now a great harness walker but it takes time. My method is to put it on the cat for ~15 minutes each day. If they flip out or play dead I try to ignore them (laughing or giving them a big "poor kitty" routine reinforces the incorrect behaviour). At some point they all seem to get used to it. Patience............

[whiteplague07]

Training a cat to wear a harness is hard, especially if you're training them when they are older. I just started training my 2-year-old ginger to harness and he doesn't mind it much (he never rolled around on the ground or tried to bite it when I first put it on him), overall hes pretty laid back. It just with the leash that hes a BIT anxious about.

[sootikins]

Interesting... I started my 7 y/o female on the harness when she was 6 and she took to it at once. She's not a great outdoor walker (she gets 'stuck' where she smells something interesting) but is comfortable in harness. This little guy in the vid is a madman - too hyper for harness right now.

[whiteplague07]

Another thing is my ginger hates traffic and our street is busy so I'm having problems walking him.

[sootikins]

Yeah, mine hates traffic too. I either walk her at dawn when traffic is still light, or put her in my car and take her to a quiet park. In the car I tie her leash to something so she can move around but can't dive under my feet if spooked.

[eringobragh915]

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round...