Last night left me a couple inches of snow in my yard. Whatever else they like getting into, neither of my cats is at all interested in going out in the cold to play in the snow.
I tried to haul Dash outside first figuring his long hair would be better insulation against the cold than Talore has. Just getting the harness on him and adjusted was an experience he was very much trying to avoid, so he wasn’t happy to start with. I’d hoped I could just open the door and put him in front of it and he’d get curious and go outside (with the harness and leash on him so he wouldn’t get away), but instead he poked his nose outside for a few seconds, then ran under a chair to get back to trying to get out of the harness. Dash is hard to carry anywhere, so all I managed was to do was put him down on the step outside my back door. Of course he immediately jumped back inside, but I did take a picture of the only cat prints either cat made.
Unfortunately, Talore was watching Dash struggle to not go outside, so she hid under my bed as soon as I went looking for her. I did manage to get her out and put the harness on her (she’s more willing to accept the harness than Dash), but she very much wasn’t inclined to go near the open door. I managed to carry her outside since she doesn’t struggle like Dash does upon being picked up, but I couldn’t put her down: she climbed up my sweatshirt and clung to my shoulder till I went back inside.
To be fair, it was 15 degrees outside so I wasn’t expecting to be able to keep Talore out for long, but I’d really hoped to be able to get Dash to play in the snow. Maybe I’ll try later after all the snow I tracked in melts.