Pat wrote:

Joyce, I was quite surprised the first time a cat wanted to walk with me,
too, but since then I've learned that they almost all will do it. This
discovery happened in the desert in Arizona, where I eight felines often
accompanied me on my walks. It was so special, being trailed by a single
file line of cats stretching back 10-15 feet behind me.

What a wonderful image!

It was always an adventure walking with the cats. And yes, whenever anyone
got too far off from the group to have visual contact, they would cry and
wait for me to answer, then come running to rejoin us.

That's interesting. I was surprised when Smudge did that - I expected
her to just wander in and out, and appear on the sidewalk from time to
time to trot alongside me for a while before taking another side trip.

Joyce