Unusual cat?

[anotheoldgit]

Is this at all unusual? The other day I saw a lady taking her dog for a walk and just behind her walked a cat. When I pointed this cat out to the lady, she informed me that it was her cat, and whenever she took the dog out the cat would follow them during the walk and would return with them when they made for home. If during the walk the lady stopped to talk to someone the cat would lay down until she and the dog continued on their way.

[Beanmistriss]

That might be the cuetest thing I ever heard :) when I was little we had a lamb that we had to bottle feed cos it's mam died. She used to walk out with us with the dogs so we got her a little collar and a lead cos she had no road sense. But a lil cat, thats lovely

[RATTER15]

I have heard of this a few times, not that unusual, but cute if you like that sort of thing I suppose.

[ProperBoPeep]

We have a dog and a cat. The cat will follow us whenever we take the dog out to the local park.

The dog is very bouncy and energetic and the cat is not phased by this at all. If we stop to throw the ball for the dog, the cat will just lie down at our feet until we move on!

The cat is also so bold that he will quite happily walk up to other dogs in area when they are on leads and greet them!

I have to say - i don't think this behaviour is common!

[goosing]

we have been adopted by a stray cat who also does this, including following my daughter to uni (5 min walk) and waiting outside the gate to escourt her back home. we're wondering how she'll cope with the change of timetable next semester!

[B00]

Yep, my cat used to do exactly the same. She'd walk right to the end of our road then sit under a bush until my return. Occasionally I'd come home a different route or get a lift home etc and if that happened I'd have to go back down the street to collect the cat!

[Siamsal]

Yes, one of our cats will always try to follow me when I go out on foot. It is a da**ed nuisance!

[Susie Strawb]

I used to have a cat that followed me whenever I went for a walk - sometimes I'd run as fast as I could up the road cos I was scared he'd get run over so I'd try to run really fast and leave him behind lol. He even used to follow me down the local shop - he'd sit on the corner and wait for me to come back out then follow me home again!

[kimbro44]

Ive got 3 cats and they ALL follow me up the road when i take the dog out. It always amuses the neighbours and the postman !

[melchica]

We have also have cat which follows us every time we go anywhere and we have also tried running about to lose it because it follows us to the shop. Its across a road and it can get a tad stressful when its busy and it charges across. It sits outside the sliding doors and waits!! Its really nervous of other people. We get some weird looks,lol.

[noxlumos]

Yeah our cats all do this too, but they treat the dogs with different amounts of respect depending which one it is. One they have decided is so flinmsy as to be beneath contempt and great big dog as he is, he's below the cats in the pecking order. The other scraggy little mongrel is sharper and gets treated with much more respect, but they all go out for walks together.