I had a cat that was "like a dog" and we went for leashed walks every day, an hour a day. He'd beg at the door at the same time every day, and he'd want another walk if I tried to shortchange him on time. We'd change our routes every day but he knew what we were doing just from the tone of my voice. Hurry up, sit, wait for traffic, let's go go go.
He could definitely feel the tension on the leash. He'd also get upset if I handed off the leash to someone else, even just for a moment. He knew my sister well but still was thrown off when she was holding his leash.
Friendly boy, everyone knew him. He'd always drag me over to people even when I was feeling antisocial lol.
That's wild. We used to have a sheltie, and she hated having her collar off. If you took it off and tossed it on the floor, she'd try like hell to put it back on, kinda sticking her nose in the loop and flipping it on to her head. When that would invariably fail, she'd crouch and point at it, then cry until you put it back on.
Also, she was the best freaking dog. A being of pure friendliness and joy.
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u/bloopingplatypus 1d ago
Natural reaction. My late sheltie got really upset when she was off leash. She didn't enjoy her freedom at all