Here a few photos from our walk on Wednesday morning.
Floki
Zoe
Otis has the Wanderlust so he is off in the neighborhood somewhere......
Hi ~ Mama speaking here. I am thankful that my fur babies love to go on walks with me. I originally started the walks in the morning when they were babies so they would know the property and not get lost. I remember the firs time we out front, they went straight up the tree!
First, I felt panic because I thought, OMG, what if they can't get down..... Then I put on the tough love attitude and I told them, "You went up the tree, now you better figure out to get down. Mama is giving you the tough love, figure it out!"
They were only 5 or 6 months old. They figured it out. I helped them a bit. They kept trying to go down the trunk head first instead of turning around to climb down bum first which is the most logical way, of course. This particular tree had a very convenient branch that I was tall enough to be able to grab them and literally turn them around the correct way for them to come down bum first. Floki understood quickly and he was so amazing because then he taught the others. Floki is a big brother, teacher, he is so awesome. I have seen him go up a tree to help the other cats and encourage them to come down and you can see that he was trying to show them ~ hey, this is how you do it!
Anyways, this was the beginning of my amazement in regards to cats and how our walks came into being. We go in the morning at night. Then I started taking pictures and video of them and now they not only love going for walks but they seem to enjoy being photographed and filmed. Simply amazing!
This is a blog hop! Click on the badge to learn more or create a post and click on the link below to particpate.
Adios Meowchachas & Meowchachos,
Homestead Prowlers ~ Mama
Ohhhh how sweet to have walking buddies.
ReplyDeleteKat my furry nephew takes leash walks with his peeps
Hugs Cecilia
So fun! Have a lovely day!
DeleteIt is awesome taking our kitty for a walk. She always goes out on a leash because I do not want to lose her to a coyote or a car going fast. She came to us as a 6 month old wild and feral kitty. We convinced her very easily to live with us and the only rule she has is " you cannot go outside without us with you on a leash" She took to the leash immediately and now takes us for walks. Have a lovely day with your kitties! They are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat's great your kitty took to it so well. I think it's great how popular it has become to take the kitties out on a leash. People didn't do that in days gone by and also the catios are really nice. It's just so nice to be outside with the ones we love! Thank you so much. You have a great day!
DeleteA wonderful post. Good to see you all are doing well
ReplyDeleteThank you very much ~ Have Furbulous Day!
DeleteWe are so envious that you've trained your kitties to be free walkers! Wonderful for them (and for you). Of course, having the space to do so is an advantage, but no doubt your hard work was the biggest part of your success. Lucky kits! Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you, repetition seems to work well, takes a long time. This type of space is completely new to us but we are all enjoying it. Thank you for your kind words ~ Have a furbulous day!
Delete