I was at the humane society website today, poking around and ended up in their store. They sell a gentle leader for cats!!!

Before I moved to St. Louis, I lived in Lake Placid, NY and my cat Monkey would roam around outside fairly close to the house. She was incredibly happy spending afternoons outside and the rest of the day in. She'd bring me butterflies as presents, eat grass to her heart's content, chase bugs. When I first moved to St. Louis, Monkey and I moved in with a dog. Berrin was a very friendly, happy, harmless dog, but he loved to chase Monkey and while Monkey actually enjoyed provoking him into chasing her, she never went into the back yard as that was his territory. Now I live in a loft with no deck and she stares out the window with longing.

I often think-- wouldn't it be nice to take Monkey on walks-- just because she's a curious cat and she'd enjoy the new scenery. I could take her to some of the parks downtown, away from other people and dogs.

Anyway, do any of you cat owners take your cats for walks? Have you ever heard of anyone doing it?