Saddled Up,...

The boys are all "saddled up" and ready to go.

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New Vladi Harness

Vladi's harness's buckles broke

so we got him a new RC Cat harness,...
(V is small, but there is enough adjustment
in a Lg to shrink the loops down to fit him)

"Yeah,... get that adjusted dad."

"I'm ready to go,..."

"Did you see my new bling?"

"Looking sporty Vladi"

"This door does not appear to be opening,..."

"Come-ON, lets go outside."


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Saddling Uschi

Saddling Uschi

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Big Boy Harness

Vladi's little kitten harness has been getting tight,
so today we went shopping for a new big boy harness.

Vladi's new harness is a stylish blue/yellow
with little bees on it.
(his old one was the same blue but had kittens on it)

It has a longer back strip to
accommodate his growing shoulders.

Once "saddled-up"

V warms-up

on the wheel, so

once outside,

Vladi is ready to go.

Leaping

on to

the picnic table.

This new harness feels good !!

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Trip Outside

Vladi faces the great outdoors

Although we took Tanj and Usch out for a walk the first week they were home with us, we held off on taking Vladi out for a walk until he was settled in with his brothers. Now that they are all getting along, it was time to harness up little Vladi and introduce him to his new yard. We decided to take Vladi out by himself, because Tanj & Usch have their own outdoor routines that they look forward to all day, and we have been trying to disrupt them as little as possible.

We put Tanji's little kitten harness on Vladi
(after tightening it up considerably)...

and distract Vladi with his new leash
that matches T&U's leashes.

We were ready to go, and Vladi seems
eager to explore.

However, once on the ground,

Vladi starts to quiver and shake,

his tail curls down between his legs...

Help!

This is the first time we have seen Vladi
scared of anything, and we try to reassure him
and figure out what is frightening him, since
he loves going out in the kennel.

Vladi really seems to dislike his harness,
maybe because it is different than his baby harness.
"Get this off of me!"

Vladi attacks a little tree and blades of grass,
but is still shaking and wobbly.

Luckily, the leash is an irresistible toy...

and Vladi lets loose for a few minutes.

But his tail and low head says that he is still unhappy!

I'm still scared !!!

Tanj and Usch have been watching from the kennel.

Vladi seeks reassurance, and we decide he's
had enough for one day

and let him into the kennel with his big brothers.

As soon as his harness is off and he is in the
safety of his kennel, Vladi starts to play.

Uschi is watching from the angled ramp,
but his rear starts to slide down under him...

Uh-oh, this is embarrassing, better take a
"recovery nap" with Vladi!


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Vladi Frenzy

Vladimir will be home soon, and we are so excited! We've stocked up on kitten food, "kitten-proofed" the house, and tried to prepare T&U for their baby brother. Les has been spending every night looking over the photos we took four weeks ago. Here is another batch of the cutie...

Hi there!

I've had my fourth lunch, and I'm ready to go!

I'm not sure about this harness...

Oh my goldfish, this harness isn't so bad!

What's next?

Doesn't anyone want to cuddle me?

I'm irresistible!

That's more like it!


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Italian Cypresses

On a foggy cold morning the boys decided they wanted to explore the north fence line near the road,... this is where we have a long line of Italian Cypresses, someday they should be pretty spectacular, now they are just little guys. We were not too comfortable with the road proximity, even though there is a fence, so we leashed them up, then let them run around. The leashes slow them down a bit and make it much easier to catch them if necessary. Typically, the leashes act as toys, one brother chasing the leash of the other and holding onto it.

The leashed brothers run,...

Tanj goes on ahead,
while Uschi strolls along

at his own pace.

T investigates a Cypress

Les keeps warm.

While Uschi finds the pond/bioswales
overflow drainage ditch,

and thinks he needs to check out the other side.


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