A collection of true stories and photos of adventurous cats, showing them hiking, skiing, climbing and exploring the world!Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Laura J. Moss is the cofounder of AdventureCats.org—the first and only online resource for information on safely exploring the great outdoors with your feline friend—which, with an audience of 150,000 monthly visitors (and growing) and 63,000 Instagram followers, has become a sensation since it launched in October 2015, garnering attention from Wired, the Huffington Post, Good magazine, Outside magazine, BuzzFeed,Your Cat magazine, Mother Nature Network, MSN, Hello Giggles, Bustle, Distractify, AOL, CatChannel, iHeartCats, Petcha, the Guardian, and the Daily Mail. AdventureCats.org has partnered with Purina to co-host a cat-hiking media event in Central Park in connection with National Adventure with Your Cat Day (June 15). Laura, in addition to being a mom to three rescue animals, is also a journalist whose work has appeared on CNN, the Huffington Post, Forbes, Yahoo, and Best Friends magazine. She spent six years as a senior editor for the Mother Nature Network, the world’s most visited sustainable-living news site, where she primarily wrote about pets and animals—but mostly cats. She lives in Atlanta, GA.
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Contents Introduction . . . 1 The Adventure Cats story • Why adventure with a cat? Meet Eevee, Who Turned Her Rescuer into a Cat Person . . . 16 Meet Vladimir, the Cat Visiting All 59 U.S. National Parks . . . 22 Learn the Basics . . . 28 Leash training • Clicker training • Feline body language • Air and car travel with cats Meet Bolt and Keel, Canadian Rescue Kitties . . . 58 Meet Floyd, “The Lion” . . . 64 Safety Fur-st . . . 70 Feline first aid • Packing tips • Getting purrpared for an adventure Meet Shade and Simba, Best Friends and Adventure Buddies . . . 98 Meet Millie, the Ultimate “Crag Kitty” 104 Meet Yoshi, a Boy’s Best Friend . . . 110 From Backyard to Backwoods : Hiking and Camping with Cats . . . 114 Exploring the yard • Hitting the trail • Ensuring a happy campurr Meet Quandary, the Kit ten Who Says “I Do” to Adventure . . . 120 Meet Kiva and Kleo, Two Camp Cats . . . 130 Cats on the High Seas : Surfing, Sailing, and Swimming . . . 138 Introducing your cat to water • Boating with paws on board Meet Nanakuli, the One-Eyed Cat Who Hangs Ten . . . 146 Meet Georgie, the Ship ’s Cat Who Sails the World . . . 154 Pawprints in the Snow: Wild Winter Adventures . . . 160 Braving the elements • Safety tips for cold weather Meet Jesper, the Nor way Kitty Who Skis . . . 164 Meet Ruger, AKA “The Snow King” . . . 174 Cats in the Neighborhood: Adventures Close to Home . . . 180 Exploring the concrete jungle • Getting creative: “Catios” and feline-friendly gardens Meet Bela, the Brooklyn Adventurer . . . 186 Defying the Odds: Cats Who Overcame Disability to Explore the Great Outdoors . . . 200 Meet Stevie, the Cat Who Doesn’t Need Sight to Enjoy the Great Outdoors . . . 204 Meet Zhiro—She Can’t Jump, but She Can Climb . . . 208 Resources . . . 215 Acknowledgments . . . 217 About the Author . . . 218
Contents Introduction . . . 1 The Adventure Cats story • Why adventure with a cat? Meet Eevee, Who Turned Her Rescuer into a Cat Person . . . 16 Meet Vladimir, the Cat Visiting All 59 U.S. National Parks . . . 22 Learn the Basics . . . 28 Leash training • Clicker training • Feline body language • Air and car travel with cats Meet Bolt and Keel, Canadian Rescue Kitties . . . 58 Meet Floyd, “The Lion” . . . 64 Safety Fur-st . . . 70 Feline first aid • Packing tips • Getting purrpared for an adventure Meet Shade and Simba, Best Friends and Adventure Buddies . . . 98 Meet Millie, the Ultimate “Crag Kitty” 104 Meet Yoshi, a Boy’s Best Friend . . . 110 From Backyard to Backwoods : Hiking and Camping with Cats . . . 114 Exploring the yard • Hitting the trail • Ensuring a happy campurr Meet Quandary, the Kit ten Who Says “I Do” to Adventure . . . 120 Meet Kiva and Kleo, Two Camp Cats . . . 130 Cats on the High Seas : Surfing, Sailing, and Swimming . . . 138 Introducing your cat to water • Boating with paws on board Meet Nanakuli, the One-Eyed Cat Who Hangs Ten . . . 146 Meet Georgie, the Ship ’s Cat Who Sails the World . . . 154 Pawprints in the Snow: Wild Winter Adventures . . . 160 Braving the elements • Safety tips for cold weather Meet Jesper, the Nor way Kitty Who Skis . . . 164 Meet Ruger, AKA “The Snow King” . . . 174 Cats in the Neighborhood: Adventures Close to Home . . . 180 Exploring the concrete jungle • Getting creative: “Catios” and feline-friendly gardens Meet Bela, the Brooklyn Adventurer . . . 186 Defying the Odds: Cats Who Overcame Disability to Explore the Great Outdoors . . . 200 Meet Stevie, the Cat Who Doesn’t Need Sight to Enjoy the Great Outdoors . . . 204 Meet Zhiro—She Can’t Jump, but She Can Climb . . . 208 Resources . . . 215 Acknowledgments . . . 217 About the Author . . . 218
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