Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Karen Nichols wanted a life unchained to the
monotony of twice-daily dog walks, so she got herself three cats. But
she still strolls the neighborhood on nice days — with her cat Skeezix.
Nichols took part in a program recently that encouraged
finding ways to bring out the wild nature in her cat. Some cat behavior
problems stem from boredom, which can be stymied by enriching their
environment and involving them in activities, experts told the class.
So
Nichols started training Skeezix to walk with a leash before he turned
1. It took a couple of weeks to get him used to a leash and a stroller.
(Skeezix goes into the stroller when a dog approaches.)
“You
must be patient and devote time to the training every day, but if it’s
apparent after a week or so that your cat detests it, you need to give
it up,” said Nichols, who lives in Castro Valley near San Francisco and
is the managing editor of Mousebreath Media and mousebreath.com, an
online cat lifestyle magazine...Continue reading...
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