Laura those pictures are fantastic!! Those boys look wonderful and you can see they have true sweetness in their eyes. You are doing such a wonderful thing for them.

Now, about the collar leash thing, there is no way in this world that I would ever try that! You may have these two boys calmed down enough that you can give it try but I can tell you right now that there is no way I could begin to do this with my ex-feral love muffins now. I can see nothing but freaking out, panic, and total pandamonium if I tried that. Not to mention the stitches that I would need after trying to remove the collar and leash!
I'm sure this man has had success with such but I'm not so sure about this method. Maybe it will work but I would be scared to death to try it. Have you ever seen that video of the TAME cat that decided he didn't want to be on a leash and paniced and attacked the poor pet guy who was trying to get him adopted? That is exactly how I picture this turning out! Good luck and be careful if you do try it. Maybe it will turn out to be a good method that I have never heard of but I can tell you the thought turns my stomach!
Keep us posted on this adventure.
Has anyone else ever heard of this taming method? I also wonder if this would help gain the cats trust or just scare them to death. Sorry Laura I'm not trying to be a downer but I'm just asking questions because I'm not so sure about this. Maybe there is more to it then what she told you.
Where is Jan when you need her?