Tue 25 Mar 2008

What is a Good Cat?

Posted in Caitie, Cats, What is a Good Cat? at 8:45

“Cats are very smart and very trainable, but they’re not dogs. They don’t take orders. They will do things you want them to for praise and for fun — and if they want to do it.”
— Vickie Shields, one of the founders of International Cat Agility Tournaments.

Caitie is going on 12 years of age, but she watches what she eats and keeps active, so she has the energy of a younger cat. The other three cats take the steps on the far side of the deck, but our Calico Diva has the agility to climb up a different way. It saves her some time and some steps, and for this Good Cat, it’s not much more physically demanding.

 

10 Comments

  1. Coll said,

    Tue 25 Mar 2008 at 10:19

    Great action shot! Way to show them how its done Caitie. :-)

  2. Daisy said,

    Tue 25 Mar 2008 at 11:52

    Very impressive jumping, Caitie!

  3. Nola said,

    Tue 25 Mar 2008 at 12:48

    Wow! I wanna stay fit and athletic like you when I become your age!

  4. Fallen Angel said,

    Tue 25 Mar 2008 at 14:08

    So cute! :)

  5. Cheysuli said,

    Wed 26 Mar 2008 at 12:02

    Caitie I think you are at your prime! You should have seen our Georgia calico at about 12 years old! You go girl!

  6. Quasi said,

    Wed 26 Mar 2008 at 17:15

    Caitie, forget the Olympics and turn pro, girl! I’d like to tell you that I’ve written a scathingly funny book, The World Is Your Litter Box, which will be out May 6th. The book is cleverly disguised as a cute cat book so humans will buy it, but is, in fact, a how-to manual FOR cats. Check it out on my website, http://www.theworldisyourlitterbox.com.

  7. Icon Baxter Bentley said,

    Wed 26 Mar 2008 at 20:08

    Nice action shot, indeed! That is what my mama calls ‘a move that makes mountain goats jealous’.
    I think its wonderful that you keep in touch with Caitie’s foster mom! I hope to get updates for a long time, too.

  8. Luxor said,

    Thu 27 Mar 2008 at 12:07

    I like Caitie’s idea! That’s the way I would go up, too!

  9. Criz Lai said,

    Thu 27 Mar 2008 at 20:49

    Wow… she sure know how to jump well. Beautiful action shot :) Errr.. my kitties does the other way round. They do climb up the stairs but jumped down onto my table from upstairs. They are sure some uncontrollable brats… haha :P

  10. Wrigley & Cobalt said,

    Sat 29 Mar 2008 at 14:27

    What a great jumper! She must get a lot of practice. Great picture too!