How to Accidentally Turn a Cat into a Dog How to Accidentally Turn a Cat into a Dog by Vicki Totten July 6, 2017 I may have accidentally turned Skipper the Boat Cat into a dog. I found myself thinking this as I headed out for my evening walk, with Skipper lurking behind me. He…
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Skipper Tales #8
Deciphering Cat Behaviors Deciphering Cat Behaviors By Vicki Totten June 15, 2017 Our adventures with Skipper the Boat Cat continue to amuse and confuse me. Of course, I could also say that about so many things in my life. But as it pertains to Skipper, I last wrote about how comfortable Skipper was on our…
Skipper Tales #7
Skipper the Boat Cat Earns His Name by Vicki Totten April 19, 2017 When we decided to name our kitty Skipper, it was with the hope that he would become our boat cat. Since his first experience of being with us was on the boat, and he was only six weeks old when we found…
Skipper Tales #6
Skipper the Boat Cat Gets a Second Chance April 7, 2017 Apparently, being ready to give up and actually doing so are two different things. The last time our cat Skipper was on the boat with us, he boarded other people’s boats and knocked screens out of ports in order to go outside. As a…
Skipper Tales #5
Checking our Status. Giving Up by Vicki Totten Feb. 16, 2017 I give up. Those are three words I struggle with. Some might call it stubbornness. But the fact remains that if I am told something “can’t be done” that’s my cue to dig my heels in and make it happen. While my tenaciousness doesn’t…
Skipper Tales #4
Our eight year old granddaughter Nadia is a natural sailor. Sailing with Cats and Kids by Vicki Totten Jan.19, 2017 What is the best age to introduce children and small animals to sailing? Based on my experiences over the past few months in doing both, my response is “as soon as possible.” We first introduced…
Skipper Tales #3
The Continuing Saga of Skipper the Boat Cat by Vicki Totten Nov. 3, 2016 A kitten on a boat is similar to having a toddler on a boat. Everything is about testing limits. Skipper, our three month old kitten, is constantly testing his and our limits. Based on his behaviors, I imagine his internal dialogue…
Skipper Tales #2
Boat Cat in Training by Vicki Totten Sept. 29, 2016 Our cat Skipper has been working out lately. While it isn’t quite the Olympics, our kitten’s activities could be considered strenuous. And if you have ever spent much time around cats, you know that the words strenuous and cat are seldom used in the…
Skipper Tales #1
Skipper, the Soon to Be Boat Cat by Vicki Totten Sept. 16, 2016 When our elderly cat died last December, I knew that if we got another cat, it needed to be able to travel with us to the boat, since so much of our time is spent there. Even so, when the fuzzy little…