Not The Most Successful Experiment
Our calico cat, Miss Cloud, is always trying to get Outside. She wants to explore the Land of New Smells. So today I decided to try and accommodate her, with some human control of the process.
First I tried putting a harness on her. Trouble was, the harness I'd gotten was too small; I couldn't even get it over her head. I knew she was a big girl, but I guess she's bigger than I realized. So okay; I had a collar. First time I tried to put it on her, she got away before I was done fastening it, and managed to undo the buckle. My son retrieved it from under the chair for me, and I tried again. This time she held still, and I got it buckled. She was calm, so I attached the leash. She wasn't too sure about that, but she also wasn't pulling away, so out the door we went.
I should have tried to see if I could remove the collar without unbuckling it. Unfortunately, Cloud conducted the test for me, with positive (for her) results. One good tug, and there I was, holding a leash with a fastened collar, sans cat. The cat part of the assembly was racing across the lawn as fast as her little white paws could carry her.
My son came out to help, and we cornered and recaptured her. She's back inside, as are the collar and leash. No further experiments will be scheduled until I have a smaller collar or a larger harness - or maybe both.
First I tried putting a harness on her. Trouble was, the harness I'd gotten was too small; I couldn't even get it over her head. I knew she was a big girl, but I guess she's bigger than I realized. So okay; I had a collar. First time I tried to put it on her, she got away before I was done fastening it, and managed to undo the buckle. My son retrieved it from under the chair for me, and I tried again. This time she held still, and I got it buckled. She was calm, so I attached the leash. She wasn't too sure about that, but she also wasn't pulling away, so out the door we went.
I should have tried to see if I could remove the collar without unbuckling it. Unfortunately, Cloud conducted the test for me, with positive (for her) results. One good tug, and there I was, holding a leash with a fastened collar, sans cat. The cat part of the assembly was racing across the lawn as fast as her little white paws could carry her.
My son came out to help, and we cornered and recaptured her. She's back inside, as are the collar and leash. No further experiments will be scheduled until I have a smaller collar or a larger harness - or maybe both.