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is it possible to train Quackers (the duck) to walk on a harness as an adult,

  • No, and why would you want to

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  • No, and a shame

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  • Maybe, give it a try

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  • Yep, easy-peasy

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  • Yep, but I hope you own stock in a dried mealworm company

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Your have a very nice Flock!
 
You can train cats to walk on harnesses if you're patient enough. You have to start slow, but the process for harness-training just about any animal is the same. You should probably look it up, but I've listed the basics below.
1: Introduce the animal to the harness, and give it treats. Get to the point where, when the animal sees the harness, it expects treats.
2: Place the harness on top of the animal. Not around, just on. Give more treats. Let the animal shake the harness off if it wants.
3: Get the animal to put its head through the harness for treats. It doesn't have to keep its head through, just put its head through.
4: Set the harness around the neck of the animal, so its weight is on the animal but it isn't fastened. Let the animal shake the harness off if it wants. Repeat until it doesn't shake the harness off. Continue giving treats.
5: Fasten the harness and give more treats. If the animal seems upset, give it a minute. If it's still upset after a minute, unfasten the harness and evaluate. Is the harness uncomfortable somehow?
6: Once the animal is calm in the harness, attach the leash and start walking. A duck will probably come with you pretty easily. Never yank on the leash hard unless absolutely needed to get something out of danger- you want the harness and leash to mean treats and exploration to the animal, not being yanked on.
7: Enjoy. Consider walking your unconventional leashed animal around the neighborhood to confuse your neighbors. Relish the fact that, small and quacky as it may be, you do in fact have a dinosaur on the end of a leash.
 
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