So I'm trying to get him to go out a few minutes every day. He is comfortable with the harness and leash (I have been working on it inside with him since he was 3 months old.)
So here is what I'm doing so maybe you guys can give me pointers?
I'm letting him go outside my sliding glass door and sniff the patio on his own time. He does great with it and knows he can always run inside. Plus he always gets treats when he gets his harness taken off.
Since it has been raining (and I'm on the ground floor) I have been taking him inside the hallways of my apartment building. He sometimes freaks out and won't walk, at which point I pick him up and carry him (he is super comfortable being carried and in my arms.) I'm trying to get him used to going to my mail box and back inside (it is a ?20? Yards from my door.) Today I left my front door propped open so he could run back inside on his own terms ... and let him explore the hallways a bit. He was fine until another person came near so I picked him up and carried him back (after saying hello from a distance) and then put him on the ground 5 feet from my door, letting him go inside on his own. I'm trying to build up his confidience, know where home is & encourage him to like strangers. Since he is still a kitten, I figure the more people he meets, the better.
So should I give up on walking him inside? Just stick to letting him outside on good weather days? What do I do when he freezes?
So here is what I'm doing so maybe you guys can give me pointers?
I'm letting him go outside my sliding glass door and sniff the patio on his own time. He does great with it and knows he can always run inside. Plus he always gets treats when he gets his harness taken off.
Since it has been raining (and I'm on the ground floor) I have been taking him inside the hallways of my apartment building. He sometimes freaks out and won't walk, at which point I pick him up and carry him (he is super comfortable being carried and in my arms.) I'm trying to get him used to going to my mail box and back inside (it is a ?20? Yards from my door.) Today I left my front door propped open so he could run back inside on his own terms ... and let him explore the hallways a bit. He was fine until another person came near so I picked him up and carried him back (after saying hello from a distance) and then put him on the ground 5 feet from my door, letting him go inside on his own. I'm trying to build up his confidience, know where home is & encourage him to like strangers. Since he is still a kitten, I figure the more people he meets, the better.
So should I give up on walking him inside? Just stick to letting him outside on good weather days? What do I do when he freezes?
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