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Just wanted to share that I took Benji out for a wonderful walk in the snow today and he really loved it. It is amazing how beautiful the bengal coat looks againgst the bright white snow. He was surprisingly happy to wade through the deep powder and I could see him spreading his paws out to not sink in so much.

I am so glad we took the trouble to get Benji used to his harness and leash. He always enjoys it. He is an outdoor cat at home but somehow when you put his lead on, its like it becomes a special occasion and he behaves like a dog on a lead. I have a pet backpack to carry him in for part of the walks and then he decides which bits he wants to trot along himself. Occasionally he gets headstrong and wants to head off in his own direction, which sometimes means we have to put him back in his bag.

Has anyone else on the forum tried walking their bengal in the snow??

I would love to see what my two SLP would do in the snow. I live in Florida so it is normally pretty hot and humid. We did have a 3 day cold front move in this past week and it went down to 38 degrees! My cats went out on the patio and laid down on the cold stone and refused to come in. They loved it! A couple of months ago it went down to 50 degrees and Grace jumped in the pool at 6 am! I think she was shocked that it was not warm like the bath tub and came running to me so I could dry her off. Today it is in the high 70s and they are staying in the cool house even with the patio door open. They really prefer cooler weather. I got them a heated bed and they never go into it even on the cold nights.

Raiden has not gotten out for a walk in a week now, but he's really having cabin fever at this point, so today I will take him out and see how he does on the ice!!! We are having some melting, but there are so many slick spots. I'm sure I will suffer some sort of injury as I can barely walk on solid ground, much less a sloping yard that is ice. I wish I'd learned to ice skate. Raiden could just pull me along.

The light snowfall we had a couple of weeks ago, Raiden preferred walking right next to the house where it was grass. He's not into the white stuff, I guess. Benji is super handsome!

Wow CMYKjill, that is, something we haven't managed to get Benji to do yet. He loves drinking from running taps and stares with curiosity at the little critters swimming on the surface of our garden basin, but he has never actually gone into the water.

Last summer when it was warm I tried filling a black plastic tray with a few inches of water and put a couple of floating toys in, but he just never tried getting in.

Anyone with any ideas of how to get your Bengal into the water for fun?

This summer will be their first year as adults that they can go into the pool if they want. I have sturdy floats that I can use as ramps to get them into the pool easier if they want to go in. They go to the edge and put their paws in now but it's too cold for them to swim. When they see me in the water they will want to go in too, just like the bath tub.

Our two Bengal girls live to chase snowballs too!

I have two new Bengal kittens. When they get older I would love to take them for walks using a harness. Can you give me any advice on this?

Thanks
Dorge