Asklemmy

Probably not; they aren't naturally pack animals the way wolves are

Have you ever heard the phrase "like trying to herd cats"?

It is possible to an extent with certain breeds, e.g. Egyptian Mau. However, they are curious and skittish so may not follow you everywhere if they find something interesting or get spooked. When you get too far from their known "territory" they may stop and wait for you to come back, (while also yelling at you to come back to the concern of passers-by!).

I used to go for walks with my gf and her egyptian maus. They would follow along like a pride of tiny lions but spread out a bit, so while we walked on paths their parallel routes would go through gardens, over roofs, fields, fences, etc.

In fact it was more of an effort to train them not to follow us everywhere, e.g. to the shops, work, etc. They would often follow neighbours' children to school and back (and sometimes follow the wrong child home and get lost!).

Maus are also more amenable to being on a leash than most breeds, although you need to get them used to it early in life.

The main problem is if they decide to run away from something they are blazingly fast and near impossible to catch and recover from whatever inaccessible perch or hidey-hole they run to. My gf's cats had been trained to return to the sound of jangling keys, but that only worked most of the time.

I would say probably. As the internet has shown us cats can be trained to do so many things.

You would need to understand the fundamentals of cat training, the things that motivate your cats, and a lot of patience.

Actually, our cats often join us when walking our dogs. We have two dogs, and when we walk them leashed, at night, one to three of our (six) cats come along and walk around us. They dart out in advance up to ten meters, using available cover (cars) to hide, and often laag behind in those places to ensure it is clear that they are not being walked but are simply following the same route of their own accord.

Not sure how this happened, so I can't help you with training advice. But maybe it's just our regular schedule of walking that does it?

If you can manage programmers, then yes. Everyone says that's just like herding cats.

These kitties seem to enjoy going for a walk together….

It's going to be next to impossible, but if you do try, I suggest attempting it with above average smart breeds that like to follow you around, such as burmese

I tried walking my cat, it did work but the problem was other people walking their dogs and letting them loose in parks. So I stopped going since it terrified him. I tried keeping him in his carrier backpack like thingy, but he still didn't enjoy it.

Now I have a tuxedo devil kitten, maybe I'll try it again. Just have to think hard about how and where he can be safe. Maybe just start with his carrier and then move on to the leash?

Just get a pin you can wear that says "I'm crazy." It will be much easier.

Auf nature/trailz