How To Train Your Cat To Walk On A Harness & Leash

Leash-walking your cat

[krowkovtuber]

this guy can legit be a therapist how good he is with exposure procedures. my mind is blown. straight forward and informative. best guide in the universe seriously.

[hollyjohnson]

I love that your cats come running when they hear the song! I'm definitely going to do this.

[seraphimssounds]

the WALKY SONG tip is genius 🤣👏 thank you!!

[FLAMENCODELACOSTA]

Finally, someone who makes total sense. Not an amatuer!

[jeweliedee]

I have been slowly following your steps and it is working! She lets me put her harness on for 2 minutes now! I will add the leash soon and I am so excited. I just want my kitty to have a richer life. Thank you!

[singin]

I would like to add a piece of advice. If you use a bungee cord type leash, it makes it a bit less likely that your kitty will pull out of the harness if she backs up suddenly. It's the difference between a hard stop and a less restrictive stop. It seems to cause less panic at feeling trapped, and is actually less likely to pull the harness right off the cat. Excellent video - so important to take the steps to help the kitty feel comfortable and not panic.

[binarybotany]

Her tail is so up, she's so excited!

[sittingaloneinvip]

omg THANK YOU FOR THIS pls make more cat training videos! i'm trying to help my two year old cat turn into an adventure cat and been taking her out for walks in her carrier/backpack and she LOVES IT. all other youtube videos on this subject people talk too much thanks for getting straight to the damn point!!

[jmrichsonsr]

Thank you for this video. I"m going to start training my 14 year old cat and I want it to be successful. Every thing you teach here makes perfect sense. We live in the country so she has never been restrained in any way other than a carrier to go for shots. Slow and steady it will be. Thank you again.

[aniakrysia]

I have a Ragdoll who is not afraid of anyone or anything. When guests come over, she inspects them and hangs around us out of curiosity. I took her once to my parent’s house and she just ran around exploring and at the end took a nap on her blanket (her scent) that I put on top of a blanket on a couch. Yesterday, when I opened the door, she ran out. She’s so stealth! I didn’t even know she was around me. Luckily, I live in a very secure condo building with door closed everywhere, so she had no chance of escaping. However, because she’s so curious and loves exploring, I bought a harness and a leash for her. I put it on her yesterday. I guess because of her very docile nature, she let me put it on, no problem- but walked very close to the ground. I kept it on her for 2-3 minutes- opened the condo door as I want her to associate the harness with her being able to go out, but she stayed at the threshold. She was not a fan of the harness. I will now follow your steps and hopefully, she’ll be ok with it soon as we’re going on a trip next month. :)

[robertclark]

Watched dozens of videos on walking your cat. Yours is by FAR the BEST!! Thank you for taking the time to go into such detail. Also ordered the harness you recommended. You should set up a link. There is no shame in getting a little something for referring something you believe in. Will be watching all your videos. Are you still making & posting?

[Moxxiemorgan]

Awww what a cute lil pink harnessed lil girl. Super cute.

[BuckFush]

Thank you SO much for this video!
I watched another video purporting to "Learn how to walk your cat", and the guy showed his cat already in a harness, with a leash on, lounging on an outdoor chair and went on and on about how beautiful his cat was!!

It WAS a beautiful cat.... but he didn't teach me squat about how to get MY cat accustomed to wearing a harness and leash!

Great, VERY USEFUL video! Thank you so much!

Now I just have to get Cleopatra, our Savannah cat to watch it!

[fruitful]

Lots of work to convince a cat to go in a walk but this is pretty amazing.

[marys]

After countless hours of searching every kind of harness and every review for escapability and comfort, I purchased two 2 Loop harnesses for my two eight-month-old kitties.
When they arrived I took them out of the packages and let them sniff them and play with them. They were anxious to get outside so after just a couple of days I put the harnesses on them, and adjusted them so that I could fit my finger between their body and the harness. The very next day I attached the leashes and thought I'd see how they walked around inside house. I had also purchased a tie out and 2 30-foot nylon cords. With the tie out and nylon cords in place outside, I attached their harnesses and leashes and opened the door. They were absolutely delighted to walk out the door and wait while I attached the leash to the cord clipped on the tie out. I made sure that the cords would not reach any trees or the fence. They were so happy to go outside even though they weren't free to roam beyond their own backyard. I let them out everyday later in the evening weather permitting. I have to stay with them because they do walk around and wrap
their leashes and cords around the plants, the pots, the patio stones, the bushes and get stuck. I stay with them the entire time they are outside. There have been a few times they've gotten spooked and went running towards the house. I immediately opened the door to let them in not really understanding what scared them both at the same time. Your video was truly splendiferous. Thank you for all that you do. 💗

[faithlove]

It’s the song of going home that won me ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[SillyNep]

Fantastic video, when I get my cat at home again I really wanna harness/leash train them to walk them, when I lived at my parents house they always let them out on their own but I've realized that's not the best for cats or their environment so i really wanna give them the enrichment of it without the danger, so this is incredibly useful. Also I just gotta say this is absolutely adorable, love how you communicate with them and how they respond to your singing, its adorable!

[michiimikki]

I love the idea how you wrap the leash around your hand!

[airehkka]

I have been watching a lot of "how to" videos, since I'm planning to walk my cat, and I've only ever known how to walk my dog. You explained it so well. Thank you so much for sharing your tips! It was very clear, and I love the singing before walks and when it's time to go home, as cues. You sing well! Cheers!

[Crusty_Camper]

This is so useful, thank you. We just got our rescue cat, another Luna, and we want her to be happy in her harness because we would like to take her with us in our camper van and need her to be safe while exploring. A great video, we are more than half way through the process.