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I guess she's NOT a snow kitten!
Yesterday Harri didn't get to go on her daily kitten-walk. We were
driving through northern Utah and western Wyoming, and the temperatures were ranging from 10 degrees to minus 10 degrees (F, not C). With ice and snow all over everything and temps that low, I decided it would not be in her best interest to try to go for a walk. Today we were able to head south, planning to deliver in the LA area Thursday morning. As we got near Kanaraville, UT I spotted a rest area with less snow cover than we had been seeing, and the temp was all the way up to 22 degrees, so I figured it would be worth a try. I parked, got Harri all harnessed up, and headed over to the pet area. I found a reasonably snow-free area and put her down, and she went charging down the hill. Straight into the snow. Snow drifted deeper than she is tall. She made it about 6 feet until she bogged down in snow that came up to her tummy, then struggled back a couple of feet. I picked her up and put her on another fairly clear patch of ground, and she again bounded into snow up to her tummy. When I picked her up and put her on clear ground again she turned around and made a beeline for the truck. She never does that! When we go walking I always have to pick her up and carry her, with her crying all the way back. "Please, Paw, just 5 more minutes!". This time there was no hesitation at all - straight to the truck, and stand on her hind feet trying to reach the steps herself. She does NOT like snow! We finally drove out of the snow around St. George. When we got to Nevada the temp was actually up into the 50s so I found a truck parking area and we went for a real walk. Since it had been a couple days I let her keep us out an hour and a half instead of our usual hour. She found close to a dozen lizards to chase (didn't catch any), and was so exhausted when we finished our walk that she slept for the next 3 hours. Dan |
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Dan M wrote:
When I picked her up and put her on clear ground again she turned around and made a beeline for the truck. She never does that! When we go walking I always have to pick her up and carry her, with her crying all the way back. "Please, Paw, just 5 more minutes!". This time there was no hesitation at all - straight to the truck, and stand on her hind feet trying to reach the steps herself. She does NOT like snow! LOL! Poor baby. Warming purrs coming over. Nikki doesn't mind plowing through snow up to her tummy, but then she likes rain, too. Frank hates the icky white stuff. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Dan M wrote:
---------------------snip---------------------- We finally drove out of the snow around St. George. When we got to Nevada the temp was actually up into the 50s so I found a truck parking area and we went for a real walk. Since it had been a couple days I let her keep us out an hour and a half instead of our usual hour. She found close to a dozen lizards to chase (didn't catch any), and was so exhausted when we finished our walk that she slept for the next 3 hours. What I'm curious about is how you show kitten walk time in your log book. Is it just part of your required rest hours or do you mention the kitten? G My girl Misty (RB) rode with us through twenty-two states. How does Harri measure up so far? Regards and Purrs, O J |
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Aww, that image of her standing on her hind feet, trying to reach the
steps is so cute. Did she shake her back paws vigorously, trying to get the icky stuff off of them? Joyce As soon as she was clear of the snow. SHe was much less persistent about it than Amelia is about rainwater off her paws. Amelia does step-shake-step-shake until each paw has been shaken at least a dozen times. Harri just paused long enough to shake each hind paw once. I guess she knew she was going to be wrapped in a nice dry towel as soon as she got in the truck! |
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What I'm curious about is how you show kitten walk time in your log
book. Is it just part of your required rest hours or do you mention the kitten? G I need the Feds to authorize a 5th line on the grid - "Kitten play time" My girl Misty (RB) rode with us through twenty-two states. How does Harri measure up so far? SHe has a ways to go yet! So far she's travelled with me through IL, MO, WI, SD, WY, IA, NE, UT, NV, AZ, and CA. That's probably as many as she's going to get for a while, since I'm still in the CA regional fleet. Dan |
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Dan M wrote:
What I'm curious about is how you show kitten walk time in your log book. Is it just part of your required rest hours or do you mention the kitten? G I need the Feds to authorize a 5th line on the grid - "Kitten play time" My girl Misty (RB) rode with us through twenty-two states. How does Harri measure up so far? SHe has a ways to go yet! So far she's travelled with me through IL, MO, WI, SD, WY, IA, NE, UT, NV, AZ, and CA. That's probably as many as she's going to get for a while, since I'm still in the CA regional fleet. Dan Wow - that's one well travelled kitten. Since she's still a kitten, aren't you afraid that you'll get in trouble for "transporting a minor across state lines" ? --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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In article , Dan M wrote: We finally drove out of the snow around St. George. When we got to Nevada the temp was actually up into the 50s so I found a truck parking area and we went for a real walk. Since it had been a couple days I let her keep us out an hour and a half instead of our usual hour. She found close to a dozen lizards to chase (didn't catch any), and was so exhausted when we finished our walk that she slept for the next 3 hours. Dan I agree with Harri. Snow yuk! Would someone please buy me a house in Florida. Joanne would come along. She hates snow too. PS Her back is improving. Suz Macmoosette =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= "People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." --Faith Resnick |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") |
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