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WELL, DAMNIT, I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING NOW (Original Post) packman Feb 2016 OP
That can not be a real cat. sarge43 Feb 2016 #1
Oh come on! bobalew Feb 2016 #9
OMG, I am so super impressed. I wish there was a back story to this. Fla Dem Feb 2016 #2
That reminds me, the Iditerod starts soon. Chichiri Feb 2016 #3
For the first few seconds I thought it was a dog. rug Feb 2016 #4
Good Kitty! jpak Feb 2016 #5
Mush kitty! Mush! Mush! Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2016 #6
Feline ferry? nt clarice Feb 2016 #7
Norwegian forest cat? KamaAina Feb 2016 #8
I would think so. 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #16
Or Maine Coon Aerows Feb 2016 #22
LOL! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2016 #27
Not gonna go there......nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #32
But you went there anyway Aerows Feb 2016 #40
Looks like a Weegie. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #23
My first thought too! nt uriel1972 Feb 2016 #26
I was just about to ask that. aquart Feb 2016 #31
Harvesting the cat's natural desire to escape while leashed. OnyxCollie Feb 2016 #10
I Tried That Once, Too Leith Feb 2016 #11
I had a whirling dervish when I tried to walk my cat. lark Feb 2016 #12
Me too. I tried with one of mine when she was a kitten one time. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #18
three of my four cats like going on walks - with a halter-leash on Flaxbee Feb 2016 #19
Here's a more typical cat: tclambert Feb 2016 #13
That's the Cat Shaped Beanbag! Leith Feb 2016 #14
Me too passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #25
Hilarious! Can never get enough of the cat-shaped beanbag vid! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2016 #28
I have seen this a few times before, and... 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #17
Here's another cat-shaped beanbag. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #24
Gotta take the cat out for a drag... The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2016 #34
WOAH!!! Xyzse Feb 2016 #15
That's a El Shaman Feb 2016 #20
Ha! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2016 #29
Skijoring cat? Aerows Feb 2016 #21
Finally, a use for a cat. Fuddnik Feb 2016 #30
They make just fine gloves and tacos. At least that's what I scream at mine. nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #33
gloves and tacos Kennah Feb 2016 #37
They just lick their assholes in reply. I've got to say it's really the perfect comeback. nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #39
She got that cat on roids or what? YOHABLO Feb 2016 #35
Cats are cool. Skateboarding cat: Cassiopeia Feb 2016 #36
Taking kitty to the catnip dispensary n/t Kennah Feb 2016 #38
Portland 137 Golden State 105 gratuitous Feb 2016 #41
that looks pretty dangerous for the cat greymouse Feb 2016 #42
Cool cat! oldandhappy Feb 2016 #43
Enjoy.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #44

bobalew

(322 posts)
9. Oh come on!
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 01:35 PM
Feb 2016

1. It's a real cat.
2. The owner is going DOWNHILL, and slowing, while the cat 'Leads", but , no, the cat is NOT pulling her.
3. SHEESH! get a CLUE!

Fla Dem

(23,732 posts)
2. OMG, I am so super impressed. I wish there was a back story to this.
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 02:16 PM
Feb 2016

Of course the owner may have just taken the poor cat out in the snow, and dammit she's going to get back to her warm house even if she has to drag her along.

Chichiri

(4,667 posts)
3. That reminds me, the Iditerod starts soon.
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 03:44 PM
Feb 2016

Haven't followed it in a while; think I'll follow it again this year.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
22. Or Maine Coon
Thu Feb 18, 2016, 01:27 AM
Feb 2016

Heavy cat with a heavy coat. I had a Maine Coon cat that weighed 21 lbs. He was huge to begin with, and his fluffy coat made him look frightening.

Except he was the friendliest, most gregarious dude on the planet.

He tried to fish once in the fish tank, and the fish bit his paw. He never went near it again.

But to be fair, the 85 gal. tank had two near foot long each Pacu's in it. We ended up giving them to the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans because the suckers were huge.

The big ol' dude still watched them, though. Plotting a way to get his revenge...

 

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)
10. Harvesting the cat's natural desire to escape while leashed.
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 02:46 PM
Feb 2016

Well played.

I tried walking my kitty on a leash once...

lark

(23,147 posts)
12. I had a whirling dervish when I tried to walk my cat.
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 03:50 PM
Feb 2016

Man, you've never seen a cat flip and flop so many times in just a few minutes. He totally freaked out as soon as I snapped on the leash, was absolutely NOT having it.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
18. Me too. I tried with one of mine when she was a kitten one time.
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:55 PM
Feb 2016

She freaked and flipped and flopped and actually slipped the harness. Never tried that again.

I love how cats usually don't put up with human b.s. like dogs do. That's one reason I love 'em so much.

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)
19. three of my four cats like going on walks - with a halter-leash on
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 08:41 PM
Feb 2016

it may be because where were used to live (farmland) they could roam freely during the day, but now that we're in a more urban area, I don't let them out unless they're accompanied by an adult (lol - me) and on a halter-leash. They equate the halter with outdoor time to sniff and pee on things and eat grass. I also only walk them in a protected, grassy area so they don't get spooked (though one spooked himself once and I damn near lost him when he started bucking and flipping - good thing I'd hitched the halter tight or else he'd have been long gone).

The fourth one, though, is fine with the halter on until we get outside, and then the unfamiliar noises and smells make her just crouch in terror and dart back inside. Poor baby, she's always been a scaredy-cat.

I don't think any of them would pull me along on skis, though two are Maine Coons and big enough to pull Santa.

3catwoman3

(24,031 posts)
17. I have seen this a few times before, and...
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 04:36 PM
Feb 2016

Last edited Thu Feb 18, 2016, 02:34 AM - Edit history (1)

...it makes me laugh just as hard every time as it did the first time.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
21. Skijoring cat?
Thu Feb 18, 2016, 01:21 AM
Feb 2016

Holy cow, I wonder If I can get mine to blade-jor? She would likely be so pissed at me for putting her in a pull harness that I would end up in the next county. There I would be, battered, bruised, with her sitting on top of my body licking her paws daintily.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
41. Portland 137 Golden State 105
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 01:25 AM
Feb 2016

NOW you've seen everything. Damian Lillard with one of the best individual games (50+ points, shooting over 64%, six steals) in 20 years.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
43. Cool cat!
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 01:43 PM
Feb 2016

Thanks for the post. What a great cat. My cat likes to go for a short walk when we go camping. New smells and all.

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