Adventure Cats

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of true stories and photos of adventurous cats, showing them hiking, skiing, climbing and exploring the world! 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Boyâ€Ös 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 â€Ös 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 Doesnâ€Öt Need Sight to Enjoy the Great Outdoors . . .
204
Meet Zhiro—She Canâ€Öt Jump, but She Can Climb . . . 208

Resources . . . 215
Acknowledgments . . . 217
About the Author . . . 218 

Autoreninfo

Laura J. Moss is the cofounder of AdventureCats—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 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 worldâ€Ös most visited sustainable-living news site, where she primarily wrote about pets and animals—but mostly cats. She lives in Atlanta, GA.