Thread: Harness Training

I wasn't quite as nice. I just grabbed a kitten (ok, cuddled, played with and stuff) took the puppy harness and plunged it over the head of the victim (ok, I let him sniff it and the let him almost walk through it as if it were a toy and the gentle made sure his ears were through fully). Put the evil moggies feet through the loop and the strap (ok, played a game of distract the head part of the kitten while a very slowly lifted the left paw through the loop and wrapped the right strap under his right shoulder).

Now, repeat for the next two.

A few shrugs and a little struggling from the explorer Dicky, but the harnesses stayed on for a couple of minutes. Left if for another week, tried again, this time very little objections.

We've been out in the garden (when enough trustworthy friends are over on a weekend to have one kitten each) twice now. Last w/e Dicky really wanted out on his own in the morning, so he got a little individual excursion even if only for a short walk around the decking.

Let's see what happens next w/e