Harnessed?

Timmy has brought to my attention that some cats go outside while wearing a leash and harness and this intrigues me. Oh no no no - not for ME. I can't see how my fleshy humans could make it up on to the neighbour's roof or into the tallest cedar tree with me. But maybe for my fur brother, Zephyr. Right now Zephy is strictly indoor only and that's the way he likes it - he doesn't even ASK to go out. He was in the wild as a kitten and is now scared of ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING and would prefer just to hang out and nap (which probably contributes to his plumpness). Okay folks...he even used to be scared of BIRDS (One of the first things I did was teach him that birds are cool, not scary). I guess he had enough of being scared and alone and hungry outside 'cause now he's not even interested in what's on the other side of the door. But outside is FABULOUS! I love to sniff things, chase bugs, run in the long grass, hide under the lilies, meet other cats, walk along the fence, get pats from the neighbours and help the peeps with projects. The peeps worry about me getting lost or in trouble too, but they REALLY worry about what would happen to Zephyr out there. They're afraid that Zeph would get spooked really easilly if he went out and then he would get lost or he would just hide and in general it would all just be too stressful for him. I agree, but maybe with a leash he could feel the sun and do some exploring and sniffing while still feeling safe and protected by a peep. Maybe I should get the Door Opener to look into it...

Here's a short list of some of the things Zephyr is scared of:

-garbage bags
-boots
-when anybody walks into a room and he's not expecting it
-squirrels
-the vacuum (but I agree with him on this one)
-noises (all of them, including music)
-the door
-the toilet flushing (but he's getting better about this one)
-being picked up if he doesn't want to be picked up
-eye cream
-any peeps that aren't his peeps (he really likes his peeps)
-ladders