Tubby was and Peanut is leash trained. Peanut won't actually go for walks around the block, but she does enjoy going out in the backyard and the only way that is possible for her is on the leash. Tubby used to go for walks around the block with me when he was much, much, much younger. Then I moved to places where it wasn't conducive to take a cat for a walk around the block (like in the City of Chicago) and by the time I moved in with Terry, Tubby was older and was satisfied with going out in the backyard.

I wanted to do the same with CJ, but he didn't seem to like the collar with the rope on it that I used for Tubby, so I thought I'd get him one of those "figure 8" harnesses. You know, the kind that has a strap around the neck and one around the stomach? Well....last Friday evening he almost strangled himself to death on it - so no harness for Cracker Jack! I'm still going to try to get him outside on a leash (because he won't be going out any other way), but it appears the most successful way to accomplish this is to start them young. CJ is already 7 years old and has never been outside except to go to the vet and to the shelter and then to my house.

So, there is no reason your kitty shouldn't be able to be leash trained. Does your kitty wear a collar already? I think that is half the battle is getting them used to the collar. I've never seen anyone actually pushing their cat in one of those carriage thingys, but I think it would be neat, if the kitty enjoys it. If the kitty is scared to death and the owner is doing it solely for themselves, that's not right. And as for walking kitty in a neighborhood with dogs chasing after - do you really think kitty would enjoy that? Nothing wrong with it if the dogs stay away and if kitty doesn't mind dogs, but there's no way a cat of mine would be walked around a block where dogs were running loose and able to attack at any moment!

Good luck and let us know what you decide and how it goes.