Mavi, the surfing cat, garners admiration with his water skills
“We were so proud of him.”
There’s a lot more animals in the lineup these days than dolphins, fish, and
sharks.
There’s The GoatFather, who brings his goats surfing. There’s surf comps just
for dogs, and even a surfing pup who recently retired after a long and
illustrious career.
Then there’s there’s the surfing snakes and pigs. And now, there’s a surfing
animal you’d least expect to find in the water, and it’s a surfing cat named
Maverick, aka “Mavi” for short.
On Sunday, The Dodo posted the video above and captioned it:
“Cat begs his dad to let him come surfing… and he’s so good at it, he demands
to snowboard too!”
The video above tells Mavi’s story. His “parents” are Kayla and Nick, who take
the cat just about everywhere with them.
And that means paddle boarding, hanging out in the pool, wake surfing, and good
ol’ fashioned longboarding too.
“Ever since he was little he was fascinated with all things water,” Kayla says
in the video. It shows Mavi’s all around water skills, but focuses on the first
time he actually went surfing.
He walked the nose. Literally.
Press play above to see what a waterman, or watercat, he is.
Mavi also has his own Instagram with a recent post titled, “Water Training for
Cats.”
Here’s a few tips from the post. Click here for the rest.
- Once at the lake or river let your cat jump on and off the board, floaty or
kayak. - BONUS TIP 1: We used to have a picnic right there on the shore so we could
take hours introducing the board to our cats. - BONUS TIP 2: If you own the board/kayak, then you can even set it up in the
house so you can train in advance and they can get acclimated to it. - Use food and treats at the shore to teach them how to go on and off the
float. - Try not to rush the on and off training or it could lead to a negative
experience. - MOST IMPORTANT: Be sure that your cat goes on the float willingly before you
leave the shore.
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