Take a Hike Day

 

Take a hike day is sponsored by the American Hiking Society.
They envision a world where everyone feels welcome in the American hiking community and has permanent access to meaningful hiking, including urban, frontcountry, and backcountry opportunities. Today, we are going to talk about hiking with CATS!

Hiking with Cats is something that used to happen at Casa de Marv when it was home to the Cat From Hell.  Queen Nellie was an outdoor adventurer from the furrst moment that she came to live with Mom. But it does take some time to get us felines ready to go out into the wilds!
It was not hard to teach Queen Nellie to walk on a leash. At the time, Mom (and Dad) were living in Edmonton and Queen Nellie (and Hissy Old Licorice) were indoor cats. Hissy Old Licorice was leash trained and he used to go for walks with the woofie of the time, Kokanee. 

 Furrst, they had to teach Queen Nellie to come when she was called. And she was really good! As a matter of fact, Mom says she was the fastest learner she ever had! When Mom put the harness on Hissy Old Licorice she would put one on Queen Nellie. They would walk around the house and later on, they would walk around outside slowly increasing the length of the walks.
Mom says the most impawtant thing is making sure that the pets are vaccinated and take flea, tick and heartwork treatments, that pets are microchipped and have a collar and tags!

 Nellie liked to walk and chase bugs when hiking, but Hissy Old Licorice liked to be carried in a back pack! 

Snacks and water are impawtant for cats on hikes and you know what? Poopy bags are too! Mom says hiking means you Leave No Trace! This means you pack out all your trash and the kitty (and woofie) poop. 

 There are LOADS of articles (and pictures) of hiking cats on the interweb if you want to learn more about Hiking!

I KNOW that I do! Though I have never been camping and hiking like Jo Jo and Kozmo, I DO dream of camping, hiking and catching FISH at Lassie Lake where they used to go all the time with Mom and Dad (and Cinnamon and Queen Nellie Belle).

Where do YOU dream of Hiking?