Most of the time when we're out and about, Wylla rides on our shoulders. Shoulder rides are faster, but I do want to train her to walk on her leash.
We're trying, and she IS getting faster, but there are so many smells on the sidewalk, distractions galore, and sometimes she just needs to stop and sit down.
I try to encourage her, and use treats to help move her along, but all it takes is a skipping leaf to take her off course.
Hopefully as she gets a little older, and things outside become less new to her, she'll pick up the pace.
If you ever need help walking her, let me know. :)
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Kind of like a Beagle. Except they're usually too big to scoop up onto your shoulder when they start to get distracted.
ReplyDeleteI remember a lady trying to walk a beagle puppy in my neighborhood once. You could hear the little thing from a block away because he was so excited by all the new smells and sights. Probably took him 23 minutes to walk a block also. It was adorable.
DeleteThings must be investigated! 23 minutes is excellent time for her and her cute little legs.
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That's okay Wylla; I get distracted easily too....
ReplyDeleteMay she always find joy in a random leaf.
ReplyDeleteAdorable....just too adorable!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to watch their noses in overdrive isn't it?
ReplyDeleteJust don't count on Wylla's speed increasing. My adult cat could take 20 minutes just to walk around the house! But he loved it so I didn't mind.
That's like my dogs when we walk at the park :) Too many smells to investigate!
ReplyDeleteWow! 23 minutes is breakneck speed in cat minutes. Way to go Wylla!
ReplyDeleteWylla in fall leaves... too cute! I'd sure be distracted if I was the one walking her. :}
ReplyDeleteThat's OK Wylla -- the world is a big place and it needs to be properly explored (or at least sniffed).
ReplyDeleteEvery day in every way, Wylla Stout gets better and better!
ReplyDeleteShe's so sweet! A woman in my neighborhood walks her lovely white cat on a harness and leash. Sometimes the cat even climbs up small trees. I asked her how she gets the cat to walk with her, and she said it's the other way around. She wanders after the cat at the cat's pace. And when she's ready to go home, the cat rides on her shoulder.
ReplyDeleteOf course a walk around the block is slow -- there's so many interesting things out in the world! You don't walk cats for exercise like you do dogs; you walk them for fun. I'm glad Wylla finds it so much fun!
ReplyDeleteFor some people, a cat is just an independent animal they see as kind of weird and without a personality.But Wylla really shows what cat lovers know- cats are incredibly intuitive, inquisitive, responsive, and even sympathetic companions. She is such the little ambassador!
ReplyDeleteCheers to Wylla for making the block!
ReplyDeleteMy cats would see one leaf blow and that would be it...mass hysteria following the leaf.
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I call it reading the newspaper when my golden retriever does that - they have too keep up with all the current events.
ReplyDeleteThe question is, Is the walk for Wylla or for you? Because if its for her, sniffing and exploring would be part of the process :-) I think she's making great progress!!
ReplyDeleteA girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Kitties don't walk straight lines - ever. I think it's in the kitten manual....Mary A
ReplyDeleteYou don't walk a cat. A cat walks you!
ReplyDeleteOh looK! A Leaf! And, and a squirrel and ANOTHER leaf...Silly Mom, walks are for pouncing, sitting and smelling. Walking is what one does at 4am to get fed!
ReplyDeleteOHEMGEE! So cute! Love that Wylla, and I will walk you any time baby, and wait for as long as it takes!
ReplyDeleteI assume 23 min is without people, as all that oh and awing and asking for petting and photos must add a lot of time, or Do you carry pawprinted photo's to speed things along
ReplyDeleteLoving the pawprinted pics idea.
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