How to Teach a Cat to Walk on a Leash

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Teach a cat to walk on a leash with a lot of patience and the tips in this guide.

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Step 1: Use a harness and leash
Use a small, H-type harness that fits the cat, and a cotton or nylon leash. A harness fits if you can barely get a finger between the cat and the harness.

Step 2: Get the cat used to the harness
Get the cat used to the harness by putting it on them without buckling it.

Tip
Put the harness on the cat during playtime when the cat is more likely to be comfortable.

Step 3: Reward the cat
Reward your cat with plenty of treats and affection. Petting your cat during your training sessions will help your feline friend associate the harness with positive feelings.

Step 4: Buckle one loop
Continue putting the harness on the cat each day until the cat ignores it. After that, you can buckle one of the harness's loops for 30 seconds.

Step 5: Build up to three loops
Build up to buckling the entire harness, one loop at a time. The process can take several months. Once your cat is comfortable with the harness completely buckled, let them walk around while wearing it.

Step 6: Add the leash
Add the leash when your cat is comfortable with the harness. Let them walk around with the leash for as long as it takes to get used to it.

Step 7: Go for practice walks
Go for practice walks around the house for a few days.

Step 8: Go for the first walk
Go for a walk when your cat is used to you holding the leash. Let them lead you on the first few walks. Bring treats along for encouragement.

Tip
Make sure it is quiet outside when you go for your walk. You don't want your cat to get spooked.

Step 9:
[Tug the leash lightly] Tug the leash lightly to lead the cat on subsequent walks.

Step 10: Be patient
Be patient. Teaching a cat to walk on a leash takes time. Take the training process day by day, moving on to each step only when your cat is ready.

Did You Know?
Only 20% of pet cats are adopted from shelters.

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[Rachel20026492]

Why am I watching this when I don't even have a cat!?!?!?

[Secretariat442]

I'm lucky I guess, because when my kitten was just 2 months old I simply put the harness on her and she was instantly ready to go walking. She sometimes meows by the door when she wants me to take her out for a walk. :)

[HaiIvy]

ikr wtf, I have to train a cat for months before I can take it for a leisure walk? Fuck that. I'll have the cat eat, sleep, and shit in that harness and never take it off, he's bound to get used to it.

[Valentina Romero]

I haven't tried it yet, but my cat is pretty young and she lets me put clothes on her. Even bows. But she confused them with dirt and wouldn't stop trying to clean them...

[mutedxraindrop1]

Sorry, but id like to walk my cat today, not 7 months from now.

[Lyotodossantos]

benefit of having an outdoor cat, no taking them for walks!

[bull dozer]

LOL. same here

[Ronan Kelvin]

Step 1 put the harness on the cat , step 2 pull the the cat out , and there you go , did you know that fat people are fat

[UNEEKORNS]

Doing this with my kitten when i get him! Thanks howcast!

[KuteKitty7887]

*were

[3ooSt]

for possibility!

[KuteKitty7887]

Just about all of our cats we have we stray cats (kittens) only 1 was bought, and the other one was adopted by a friend because she was a runt and her mom didn't like her.