ShiShi Kisses the Horse!

Last night ShiShi and I had a competely unexpected adventure.  We hadn’t been out for a good walk in several weeks because of visiting family, and I was starting to worry that ShiShi and Haku would be backsliding in all the leash training that we’ve done.  The weather was gorgeous, and there really wasn’t going to be a better time for exploring than the hour before sunset, when everything is peaceful and has the perfect lighting for some good shots. 

Much to my surprise, ShiShi let me slip on her harness like a pro, especially once I remembered to keep my hand away from her face, and we headed out for a delicious hour of escape.  We are very lucky to live next along the edges of an old golf course that has horses on it right now, and ShiShi LOVES to walk along the fence line.  It definitely requires patience on my part though – she pauses every 3 seconds to sniff and poke around.  With so many tall weeds, there’s a lot to explore!

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She was stopped to admire a bird that was chirping at her from the fence when one of the horses decided to come over and say hello to her (it completely ignored me!)  ShiShi, animal lover that she is, had absolutely no fear and danced her way right up to the horse to kiss noses!  I was so stunned that I barely managed to grab out my phone and grab a few blurry shots – what I would have given to have a video running!  If there is a next time, I’ll definitely be more prepared!!

Training tip of the day – Leash walking with cats is very different than with dogs.  It requires a lot of patience, because there is a LOT of stopping to poke around, sniff at everything, listen to the surroundings.  The horse came to visit most likely because we had been sitting in that same spot for about 10 minutes while ShiShi watched a yellow warbler flying back and forth from the fence to a nearby tree.

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