The cat-on-a-leash phenomenon continues unabated today with a new firsthand account in the Times on the trials and tribulations of training your cat (sorry, make that "pedicat") to walk on a leash. We've seen it before, but not until now have we known, in such vivid detail, how to do it ourselves. more ›

We have wondered why people put their cats on leashes and it seems the only answer is "Why not?" Today, the NY Times' City Section confirms that answer, with a charming article about Corcoran broker Court Hassinger whose Abyssinian Radar enjoys constitutionals around the Upper West Side. more ›