tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18172020967002982372011-07-29T00:42:19.756-07:00Melissa Heiglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05601878698385094985noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817202096700298237.post-11443945759669036122010-08-07T17:09:00.000-07:002010-08-07T17:35:34.488-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mEeZrAUqnbI/TF31ybiXb0I/AAAAAAAABSA/qjs0Rzq-i0Q/s1600/109_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mEeZrAUqnbI/TF31ybiXb0I/AAAAAAAABSA/qjs0Rzq-i0Q/s320/109_0079.JPG" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mEeZrAUqnbI/TF37iqe3FFI/AAAAAAAABSI/DLT-SC8L80s/s1600/109_0075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mEeZrAUqnbI/TF37iqe3FFI/AAAAAAAABSI/DLT-SC8L80s/s320/109_0075.JPG" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1817202096700298237-1144394575966903612?l=theidealpet.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Melissa Heiglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05601878698385094985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817202096700298237.post-73450938337168753312010-01-04T15:36:00.000-08:002010-01-04T15:36:04.156-08:00I am giddy with excitement. I just found photos of the cats (and me) at our last training demonstration. These were taken by a photographer on behalf of the Indianapolis Star. Five of the photos were not included in the actual newspaper article. I hope you enjoy them!<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://photos.indystar.com/included_multimedia/embed.swf" flashvars="xmlfile=http://photos.indystar.com/galleries/8272-train-that-cat.xml" pluginspage=" http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="405" width="500"></embed><div style="font-size:10px;text-align:center;width:500px;margin-top:3px;"><a href="http://photos.indystar.com/galleries/8272-train-that-cat">Train That Cat</a> - <a href="http://photos.indystar.com/galleries">More The Indianapolis Star Galleries</a></div><div style="display:none">View this gallery at The Indianapolis Star: <a href="http://photos.indystar.com/galleries/8272-train-that-cat">Train That Cat</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1817202096700298237-7345093833716875331?l=theidealpet.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Melissa Heiglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05601878698385094985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817202096700298237.post-79709233750915243292009-12-17T10:40:00.000-08:002009-12-17T11:40:48.613-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mEeZrAUqnbI/SyqHKeO06eI/AAAAAAAABQ4/DtRATsyQ1ko/s1600-h/yuki4-sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mEeZrAUqnbI/SyqHKeO06eI/AAAAAAAABQ4/DtRATsyQ1ko/s200/yuki4-sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416290115850136034" /></a><br />Welcome to my new training blog. Here, you'll be able to keep track of me and my pets. We're always up to something and will have lots to post about.<br /><br />On Tuesday, my cats Yuki and Luca performed a variety of tricks for the public. A reporter and photographer were present to interview me and take pictures of the kitties. We had a TON of fun. The cats performed very well and the photographer even commented on how impressed he was that they weren't bothered by the camera or the flash. Luca wiggled a lot (I really need to teach him to hold still), but I'm convinced that Yuki would make a wonderful feline model.<br /><br />Those who attended the demonstration got to see Luca play the piano and give high-fives. He also kissed a few of the children and demonstrated how to do a barrel roll. Yuki demonstrated sit, targeting, piano-playing and even jumped through a Christmas wreath. Both kitties greeted their fans after the show.<br /><br />I still need to work on not blocking the view of the spectators as I work with my cats, but overall our demonstrations just keep getting better and better! Currently Luca is about 5 1/2 months old and Yukis is about 8 months old. I can't imagine what we might doing in a year, but I can't wait to find out!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1817202096700298237-7970923375091524329?l=theidealpet.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Melissa Heiglhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05601878698385094985noreply@blogger.com0