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Yes, it finally happened.
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Lord Dudley Mountcatten…. walked. In the harness. On the leash. Of his own accord.
Be still my heart.
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After weeks of useless excursions when all he did was glance at me in disdain…. the other day he suited up and hit the door running.
Well, strolling is more accurate but I’ll take it. No fuss, no fight. He walked across the lawn, around the barn and woodshed, climbed the front stone wall, got tangled up in the bird bath and even lead me over to the apple trees.
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Which he found quite fascinating.
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I was happy to let him sit in the crook of the tree sniffing and scratching the bark, but then before I could react….
Bam!
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The little devil was scrambling up the tree with me still holding the leash. He wouldn’t come down, so I had to go up, and it wasn’t pretty.
Ever try to wrangle a leashed and harnessed cat out of a tree? It’s not a smooth process and I don’t recommend it.
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Upon retrieval, his Lordship was exhausted and happily plopped in the shade. I, on the other hand, examined my scratched arms, broken nail and twig infested hair.
And if that wasn’t bad enough? This morning I woke up with a wicked brown tail moth rash on my neck.
Needless to say we will be giving the apple trees a wide berth from now on.
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River's world..... 
I open the door and kick mine out.
He always comes back
dammit
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We lost our last boy to the road and Dudley
heads right for it. Until I trust him, it’s harness or nothing.
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I was the same way. Lost Emmie to the road. But Sprint goes around the corner to the back of the property. HATES the Whoooshing of cars. Thank God.
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😉 And the training of Dudley’s human continues …
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I believe I’m well broken in by now.
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Brown moth rash??
Yay for your patience!! And tree climbing!!
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Brown tail moth rash is a big problem up here. All you have to do is brush up against a tree that has them and you’ll be covered in itchy red splotches.
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Gahhhh!
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And here I was thinking things were going wonderfully until the little beast found a tree. *Aw shucks!*
I had to google about the moth; yikes. I hope you feel better!
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Thanks. It lasts about a week and is worse than poison ivy. The itching is insane.
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Well this is an improvement from all the other attempts. He looks like he’s very interested in his property. Because we all know cats own us not the other way around..🤣
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He definitely broadened his horizons…. until the horse next door snorted on him and he ran back to the house.
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From the first photo toward the barn I thought he was ‘fanging’ for a drink and planned on plonking his furry feline derriere at the bar. Good to see you’re both getting exercise 🙂
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It’s funny, he’ll walk around the barn but refuses to get up on the porch or near the door.
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He’s a cheeky chap.
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He is that.
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Yay! Except for the rash.
Wait until the first snowfall . . . so much fun to watch them tiptoe into the white stuff.
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That should be interesting. He won’t walk on wet grass, so I’m guessing winter will be spent inside.
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