tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post670226627474795664..comments2024-01-05T21:35:15.199-08:00Comments on The Itty Bitty Kitty Committee: You Can't Teach a Middle-Aged Cat New TricksLaurie Cinottohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967147917848409974noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-16792466123533537852013-10-17T10:51:15.228-07:002013-10-17T10:51:15.228-07:00I wanted to upload that first pic on ICHC and slap...I wanted to upload that first pic on ICHC and slap a big NOPE on it, and then send it to you, but it's not downloadable. It's the thought that counts! :-DLaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09686045808005529102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-89757558223806025772013-10-17T04:21:33.155-07:002013-10-17T04:21:33.155-07:00Me too !!! especially as I experienced with it a ...Me too !!! especially as I experienced with it a few years back with my Zoe ..... and French cats act just the same :-)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-16872045094588279062013-10-16T22:51:23.945-07:002013-10-16T22:51:23.945-07:00Oh, Laurie! I hope it helps to realize that your w...Oh, Laurie! I hope it helps to realize that your walk failure with the Butterbean has given so many of us great laugh today, and that you are SO not alone with your recalcitrant kitty. <br /><br />We're trying to train Keith to a halter and leash, but first we have to get him to stop chewing his regular collars in two. Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788610902096354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-43959963885047027692013-10-16T19:52:41.687-07:002013-10-16T19:52:41.687-07:00Charlene's (ahem) stance on traveling in gener...Charlene's (ahem) stance on traveling in general makes this not an extreme surprise...<br />KatBoxJanitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304795377085010072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-66437507195771002252013-10-16T18:23:10.130-07:002013-10-16T18:23:10.130-07:00The only time I tried to put a harness on a cat, h...The only time I tried to put a harness on a cat, he proceeded to turn himself inside out, or an approximation thereof, and managed to wiggle out of it in seconds flat. It was pretty impressive in its own non-helpful way. Charlene clearly Does Not Approve of the concept of harnessing, does she? Emily and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421526181503946143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-72173829018227583152013-10-16T17:21:35.098-07:002013-10-16T17:21:35.098-07:00Ok, 23 minutes for Wylla and 23 hours for the Bean...Ok, 23 minutes for Wylla and 23 hours for the Bean. You just have to have patience. Rome wasn't built in a day and it's going to take several lifetimes to get Ms. Charlene walk in a harness. Mary AMary Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338257247926089751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-72836788947790498262013-10-16T15:11:38.673-07:002013-10-16T15:11:38.673-07:00Totally!!Totally!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-68063326384723136312013-10-16T14:32:47.835-07:002013-10-16T14:32:47.835-07:00The third pic is the best. "Why are you tryin...The third pic is the best. "Why are you trying to ruin my entire life? Things were going so well."Elaine Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-69178335629097362172013-10-16T14:27:31.353-07:002013-10-16T14:27:31.353-07:00I love seeing all of Bean's front & back p...I love seeing all of Bean's front & back paw toe- floof! <br /><br />A harness shall not contain such major floofability! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-35696120729079711852013-10-16T14:00:37.799-07:002013-10-16T14:00:37.799-07:00Oh, I really needed this today! Thanks for the go...Oh, I really needed this today! Thanks for the good laugh :) Charlene, you are doing the flop that our five do. Soooo dramatic!Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-2187643603000146252013-10-16T13:46:30.898-07:002013-10-16T13:46:30.898-07:00I had to take it VERY slow with my adult cat. Put...I had to take it VERY slow with my adult cat. Put the harness on, give him a treat, take the harness off. That a couple of times a day until he didn't mind it... and didn't mind the harness being taken on and off. Then, same thing with the leash. Then, little walks around inside the house and lookit! there are some crunchies in your bowl. Aren't you glad you walked with me in this direction? <br /><br />Then, going outside where he didn't need encouragement anymore since he loved it so much.<br /><br />The key is patience, gradual changes and positive reinforcement all the way!<br /><br />The whole process took a couple of weeks. I also found that my cat greatly preferred the Kitty Holster to the strap-type harnesses. I certainly did because it was MUCH easier to put on and take off. <br /><br />http://www.kittyholster.com/?gclid=CKep_PmbnLoCFcyZ4AodRAoAcADoodle Beannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-64704747588727271712013-10-16T13:39:09.081-07:002013-10-16T13:39:09.081-07:00Charlene knows that a queen's subjects must co...Charlene knows that a queen's subjects must come to her. She has no need to traverse the outside world to gain followers! <br />Cute halter though.foffmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-47751932612332603432013-10-16T13:03:47.980-07:002013-10-16T13:03:47.980-07:00My older girl, Daltrey, goes to "flat cat&quo...My older girl, Daltrey, goes to "flat cat" as soon as she gets a harness on. when she gets outside, she's interested, but she'll kind of walk-crouch-crawl. So I've had "cat stroller" on my wish list for some time now. :-) yours, darin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-1868083459397751852013-10-16T12:35:55.417-07:002013-10-16T12:35:55.417-07:00Charlene, I love you! And I think you're right...Charlene, I love you! And I think you're right: the harness and leash are awfully cute, but you should hold out for sparkles ;)SpindleMonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775972784925839609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-995122496973366562013-10-16T12:35:39.910-07:002013-10-16T12:35:39.910-07:00I attempt to leash-train every foster cat who come...I attempt to leash-train every foster cat who comes though my home. I'd say about one in twenty will put up with it. The cats who tolerate the harness really enjoy it, and the cats who don't, really, REALLY don't. You're batting 500 with your two, so congrats!rockygracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457010488015617811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-59690395124967527332013-10-16T12:17:07.365-07:002013-10-16T12:17:07.365-07:00Considering Charlene's take on The Flop I thin...Considering Charlene's take on The Flop I think that she is more of an arm chair traveler then a true Adventuress.No doubt she much prefers to have Wylla tell her all about her "out and about" exploits when she returns from the Great Outdoors.<br />MamaMeowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06341321769254222022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-49800889041197290102013-10-16T12:06:36.601-07:002013-10-16T12:06:36.601-07:00With those Floofy paws, who needs a walk??! Really...With those Floofy paws, who needs a walk??! Really!<br />Queen Charlene is all about kittens and not leashes.<br />At lease she didn't try to take your hand off like my cat, Badfinger, did the one and only time he was in a harness. Now Dudley the Maine Coon would go out on a leash but ONLY to take a dirt bath or eat grass. There would be no walkies.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-63666443973119312422013-10-16T12:02:39.087-07:002013-10-16T12:02:39.087-07:00Baby, er, middle-aged steps. :-)Baby, er, middle-aged steps. :-)LG's momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-9667962264949819052013-10-16T11:54:03.867-07:002013-10-16T11:54:03.867-07:00Well someone has someone trained pretty good. I&#...Well someone has someone trained pretty good. I'll let you figure out who's who.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-66423459861011259152013-10-16T11:52:15.243-07:002013-10-16T11:52:15.243-07:00These "non-success" stories are cracking...These "non-success" stories are cracking me up! :)HeidiKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168712881370406944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-62612791100897089332013-10-16T11:50:36.425-07:002013-10-16T11:50:36.425-07:00Nefer squawks and struggles like anything when put...Nefer squawks and struggles like anything when putting the harness on, but once you get her outside, he forgets about it and walks around, sniffing everything. Sora, on the other hand, crouches and shakes in fear when you harness him, and then refuses to move. He's interested in the outside when unharnessed, but when harnessed you couldn't get him out there for the world.StephanieFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-5925284592612565722013-10-16T11:38:10.919-07:002013-10-16T11:38:10.919-07:00LOLOL!!!!! Bean's look in the third pic from ...LOLOL!!!!! Bean's look in the third pic from the top is like..."Seriously?? Wylla might fall for this harness stuff, but not ME!" ;)Annie Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-83396805618460769882013-10-16T11:32:36.105-07:002013-10-16T11:32:36.105-07:00At least you gave it the ol' college try. You...At least you gave it the ol' college try. You could always get the girls a cat stroller if you want to include Bean and aren't patient enough to let Wylla walk at her own pace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-52124711688324469192013-10-16T11:29:42.192-07:002013-10-16T11:29:42.192-07:00Not sure if you saw this, but Charlene and Wylla m...Not sure if you saw this, but Charlene and Wylla made it onto Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/the-best-cat-gif-post-in-the-history-of-cat-gifsBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622735412422301955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833186746180765380.post-55396846143654754422013-10-16T11:29:13.741-07:002013-10-16T11:29:13.741-07:00Not sure if you saw this, but Wylla and Charlene m...Not sure if you saw this, but Wylla and Charlene made it on Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/the-best-cat-gif-post-in-the-history-of-cat-gifs.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622735412422301955noreply@blogger.com