One of the things that the walk-your-cat training guides sometimes leave out is that you don't actually walk cats. Or, you don't walk cats like you walk dogs. The leash and harness is not for you to communicate with the cat like you would a dog. The cat leads himself and walking is actually more about meandering and sniffing than exercise.
The trickiest part is that cats don't prefer sidewalks. Our cat, at least, wants to go into the bushes and under cars. Basically, where you can't follow.
Unfortunately, I failed to mention these essential things about walking cats to my other half so he was very disappointed with his first cat walking experience. It probably didn't help that he took Smokey out at night. We have mostly been training him at night because that is when he wants to go out, but I wonder if things will be different during the day? Stay tuned for the next part in the series.
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