{"id":4807,"date":"2021-03-02T04:54:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T12:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2021-03-02T04:54:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T12:54:22","slug":"newsday-tuesday-adventure-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4807","title":{"rendered":"Newsday Tuesday \u2013 Adventure Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catbeach-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"229\" \/>We\u2019ve shared stories here of swimming cats and canoeing cats. My Klepto Cat Mysteries include stories of cats riding horses, hiking, and engaging in other outdoor activities. Just last week I watched a cat enjoying a day at the beach with his people. He was most interested in getting to know the resident seagulls.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re as fascinated by cats pursuing (and who seem to enjoy) human sports activities, you\u2019ll love reading the stories in this article and seeing the great pictures of cats active in outdoor sports with their humans.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you\u2019ll meet Hokule\u2019a, a surfing\/swimming cat living in Hawaii; Gary, a daring cat <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catbeachleash-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catbeachleash-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catbeachleash-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catbeachleash-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catbeachleash-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/catbeachleash-rotated.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>who seems to enjoy riding his owners shoulders while she ski\u2019s down the slopes. He even wears the latest in goggles and vest. Leon is into stand-up paddle boarding and camping out. He even has his own tiny tent. His owner says his harness hangs near the front door and Leon often tries to put it on himself when he\u2019s eager for an adventure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hikingcat-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hikingcat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hikingcat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hikingcat-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hikingcat.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This article also gives hints and tips for training your cat to be an adventure cat, but the author warns, this isn\u2019t for every cat, so certainly don\u2019t force the issue. If you believe your cat is up for such adventure, however, there are books to help you properly acclimate him or her. Here\u2019s the link. Enjoy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/news\/2021\/02\/22\/adventure-cats-these-felines-love-surf-swim-and-hike\/6769779002\/\">https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/news\/2021\/02\/22\/adventure-cats-these-felines-love-surf-swim-and-hike\/6769779002\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And be sure to check out #adventurecats on Instagram for hundreds of thousands of photos of cats enjoying various outdoor sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve shared stories here of swimming cats and canoeing cats. My Klepto Cat Mysteries include stories of cats riding horses, hiking, and engaging in other outdoor activities. Just last week I watched a cat enjoying a day at the beach &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4807\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4814,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4807\/revisions\/4814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}