Something I've Never Done Before...

May of you know my cat, Thomas. He is quite an interesting cat, much more of human than a cat. He sleeps on his own pillow next to me in bed, he sits in chairs while I watch tv and is quite a great companion. He is my warrior cat. Well Thomas has pretty much always lived in a house where he could go outside as much as he wanted and in my SA apartment I had a balcony so he would come and go out there as he pleased. Well, here in Tucson we have none of those luxuries and Thomas cannot go outside at all. I think he's been very sad about this and I was feeling quite guilty that Thomas was stuck inside. So yesterday I put the harness and leash on him (which he HATES...makes him think I'm taking him in the car, which he hates even more!), and we headed outside the apartment.

At first Thomas didn't know what to think about it but he soon realized he could roam about and smell everything and "secure the perimeter" as my warrior cat likes to do. This worked out well until we ran into the dog. I scooped up Thomas real quick until the dog passed while Thomas hissed and snarled at his enemy. I also realized how funny we actually looked. I mean, how many people walk their cats. I plan to continue doing this to see if I can train Thomas to like being on the leash since it means he gets to go outside. I'll let you know how it works out!