August 8 is World Cat Day. I’m not sure what that’s supposed to mean, since 1) everything I came up with in my Google searching was pretty vague, and 2) I thought every day was World Cat Day anyhow. In any case, it was founded by the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2002 to, I assume, promote cat wellbeing. Here is how I hope my human and I will be celebrating today.
Playtime
I will be honest, my human does a lot of nice things for me, but she doesn’t play with me enough. Sometimes she will get distracted and forget to play with me at all. Since it’s World Cat Day, I should think she’ll remember to pull out one of my favorite cat toys, like the Neko Flies Kattipede.
Do a training session
Did you know that training your cat to do simple tricks like High Fives, Paw Bumps, and Sit Up is a fun way to create a better bond with her? Plus there are some valuable tools all cats should know, like Stay and coming when called. I like our training sessions a lot because I get the best treats.
Go shopping
We are going to a cat show near Sacramento this weekend, and my human’s boyfriend will be home, taking care of Binga, Boodie and my human’s dad’s cat, Smokey. So my human needs to stock up on the cat food for them. Since it is World Cat Day, she needs to take me with her, and maybe buy me something.
Putting on a dress
Hey, I enjoy dress-up time! It makes me feel special, especially when it involves a photo session. You celebrate World Cat Day your way, I’ll do it my way.
How are you celebrating World Cat Day?
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You sure have lots of great ideas for World Cat Day, Summer!
Hmm… I think I spent World Cat Day just lounging around and sleeping, ’cause the temps here were just too hot to play. I played a little yesterday, ’cause it was cool for the first part of the day.
You sure where animal prints well, sweety paws! That one you’re wearing I think is my fav on you!
Looks as if you got another new dress at the pet store. And we sure like the one you are wearing. Sure seems as if you figured out what World Cat Day meant to you. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
Mom’s so sorry she missed this post yesterday on your website. It was a celebration in our household. We had family visitors and they played with us mostly. Dad even showed mom the Anklam-Germany newshead, it read “Cat World Day” we were super excited to learn that our day is celebrated all over! Loved you post. Great pics! Now let’s party on through today! Purrs
My kitties desperately want more “mom” cuddle time. Today I was home all day and they were clearly thrilled
We got extra pets, snuggles and a little playtime today! Happy World Cat Day to you! – Gracie and Ava
We celebrated with fresh NIP leaves along with our lunch, a few tossed treats ta chase, and a new rattley mouse.
Let’s see: treats—check.
playtime—no
having to pose with a—check
Chinese food—no
Sigh. World Cat Day is like any other day. All work and no play.
I just started working on training with one of my cats. And I definitely plan to train my baby kittens.
Did you get anything good at the store?
Happy world cat day to you.
It’s been a pretty quiet World Cat Day…the party is tomorrow for Mudpie’s Gotcha Day!
You look lovely in a dress!
Happy International Cat Day!
Happy Cat Day, Summer! I hope you get lots of playtime.
Great ways to celebrate ! Happy World Cat Day ! Purrs
Rolling on your back, is “an invitation to play!”
With you, Pretty Summer, it may be more like “an invitation for belly rubs!”
You look cute, with your left paw on the metal railing, playing with that toy!
World Cat Day??? How did we miss that one!
But Summer your suggestion about training…I just don’t want to do that kind of thing. When Mom tries, I ignore her…
But then, I’m not a treat (or pets) kind of guy.
Purrs
Marv
great ways to celebrate! Happy International Cat Day!
You are full of sass Summer! MOl I like your “You celebrate World Cat Day your way, I’ll do it my way.”
I hope you get an extra long play session from your human today, no excuses and distractions!
Happy World Cat Day! You look beautiful with and without a fancy dress. Trouble loves your leopard print dress, she wants to know if you want to trade for her one with stars and a red tutu on it? 🙂
It’s a really tempting offer… but that dress was hard to find!
Your photos are exceptionally clear and terrific over the last few days – my computer or your human’s camera?
Neither – she realized that she needed to make the image file sizes larger!
Hope all your World Cat Day dreams come true, Summer!
You should totally get a new dress out of this. And why not one of those amazing cat show cat trees???
We believe every day is wold cat day here too, Summer. We’ve already started the day with two hairball yaks for our mom!
Yup, cats do rule and that is how it should be.
Cats rule the world, Summer…we all know that!
Summer be very thankful you have such a good human with a good memory…my ‘loving’ mom forgot about this day and if she didn’t work for free I’d fire her.
Hugs madi your bfff and Happy Nat’L cat day
You’re celebrating in a lot of fun ways, Summer. We hope we get lots of pets and cuddles today.
Happy World Cat Day Summer. You are looking pretty in your dress just as you always do. I love seeing you all dressed up. I wish I had com e to be with mom before I was 4 years old. She had always said if she had a kitten again, she would train her to do many of the things you do…meaning leash and harness…going out on them safely and even heading to the pet stores. Some sit and stay as well just because AND to be used to bathing from an early time.
Happy World Cat Day sweet Summer, ,it looks like you have a wonderful day planned!
Happy Cat Day, Summer!
Happy World Cat Day !!
Your purrson does a lot with you and we can see that you are a very happy cat.
WE purr you have a fun shopping trip 🙂
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
Happy World Cat Day!
Happy World Cat Day!