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Harrowing Harness
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Clever, Curious, Caring Cat
By Winter D. Prosapio There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten.
~Jules Champfleury Mumfurd is learning to go for a walk. This wouldn't be such a big deal if he wasn't an eight-month-old kitten with a flair for the dramatic. When we adopted him, our seventeen-year-old daughter Mireya was determined to take him on a walk. She enthusiastically bought him a cat harness and leash. She read about how to train him. She prepared herself mentally and emotionally. But not even that could get her ready for Mumfurd's reaction. After carefully sizing the harness to make sure it did not restrict his movement in any way, shape, or form, she snapped it on him. He immediately collapsed on his side as if he'd been shot. (Keep reading) | 