When I moved, I was worried about wether or not my cat would adjust to his new home. Then there was the concern about him getting lost in the new neighborhood. So, I sequestered him for the first month to adjust to his new surroundings.
Then tentatively, I let him go outside since I makes him so happy. Below are a few shots from this spring when we planted the garden in the back yard. You can see Simba surveying his land like a king. It is almost like he is glowing as he basks in the sun.
I guess you can say he is happy.
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For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge ~ Glowing.
He’s beautiful and I’m glad Simba’s adapted to his new home.
I know there are those who are critical of allowing cats outdoors, and I know that depending on the neighbourhood, it can greatly reduce their lifespan. But I just couldn’t keep my big bruiser indoors. His energy and curiosity needs to be outdoors, but like all animals, Theo has a ‘territory’ and rarely strays from it.
… and if I’m outside doing yard work, I can be certain Theo isn’t far from me keeping guard 🙂
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Oh yeah. It’s a quite county neighborhood. But with that said, there are other animals out there too. He seems to stay close though and come in and out all day long. Fortunately my dad is there to accommodate his fickle schedule, lol.
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omg – Theo does too! In. Out. In. Out … all day long!
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What spoiled creatures we have! Sometimes Simba sits in the open doorway. We are like….make a decision. Whatever it is, you are the king, it will be right…just move! lol.
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So, has Simba ever come in one door and then proceeded directly to another door to be let back out again?
Like he can’t be bothered to walk around the house, so expects to be let through the house instead!!
My husband gets sooo annoyed when Theo does that. Makes me laugh every time!
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Ha! No, but that may be because only one door seems to get used the most. The few times he has gone into the garage while the door was closed, he walked around like it was another planet. Then once I opened the door and he took off running like a monster just came in!
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Simba is gorgeous, a lion king of your backyard!
Ciao
Sid
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He is one handsome devil. lol-yes, he thinks he is king and the dog is his servant!
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He looks like he has settled in very well. Cats are so much more place creatures than people creates, it can be hard for them to adjust to a move. Wonderful pictures. Thanks for joining the challenge!
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Yeah, the first week was awful. He howled like he was dying when I brought him to the house. He ran out of the cage we moved him in, looked around the house and then ran back into the cage. I was like…oh dear, this is not going well. So thank goodness, he has adjusted well.
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Dogs are much easier to move, but cats usually do finally settle down. I’m glad he’s adjusted to his new home.
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Ha! That is so true. The dog, technically my “grand dog,” didn’t care. He just got out of the car and checked out the new place. In 5 minutes, he was happy.
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Hope you keep a close watch on him and don’t let him kill birds or pkay outside unsupervised. Does he wear a bell collar?
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He used to have a collar, but he needs a new one since that one disappear. He says in the yard most times. And we had some baby birds in a nest on the porch, but he didn’t bother them. We do find dead mice on the porch from time to time though.
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One handsome feline…
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Thank you. And to think he was supposed to be a barn cat in Ohio. Boy, he got lucky living in the South and only hunting for fun.
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Indeed…
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Looks pretty happy 🙂
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I think he must be:)
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He looks happy and secure. He likes the place so you do not need to move back to your previous house!😀
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He does seem happy indeed. He goes in and out and out and in all day long. He sits and just watched the yard for hours.
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Beautiful cat, excellent name!! I’m not a big fan of allowing cats outdoors, the flip side is that not every cat goes farrell, it’s a crap shoot. bUT HE’S SO GORGEOUS! oops…
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He definitely is not ferrell. He runs about, brings me dead mice, and surveys his land. If he travels, it most not be far from the house as he is always comes when called. And he is fluffy and cute:)
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