{"id":2796,"date":"2011-04-30T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/minneapolis-pet-photographer-cat-on-a-leash\/"},"modified":"2011-04-30T12:57:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-30T12:57:00","slug":"minneapolis-pet-photographer-cat-on-a-leash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/taketwo\/minneapolis-pet-photographer-cat-on-a-leash\/","title":{"rendered":"minneapolis pet photographer :: cat on a leash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The approach of summer is in one <em>minor <\/em>way bitter sweet &#8211; my cats are <em>insane <\/em>about wanting to go outside. Tarra specifically is so dramatic!! She sits at the door and just whines and whines and whines, like a puppy who needs to pee. And she is no longer satisfied with going to the basement &#8211; nope &#8211; once she gets through the first door then she sits at the door to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/?p=1181\" target=\"_blank\">square<\/a> and just meows and whines and meows and whines. Goodness. So as I shared a little while back, I got the girls <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/minneapolis-pet-photographer-kitty-accoutrements\/\" target=\"_blank\">tags<\/a> for their impending adventures outside this summer. <\/p>\n<p>A few weekends ago it was chilly but sunny and Mur and I decided we couldn\u2019t take the whining any longer. He grabbed an old collar we happened to have, her new tag and a piece of string and I grabbed my camera and the kitty, and we were off. We didn\u2019t go far &#8211; just the backyard &#8211; but I think Tarra loved it! <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8467-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" border=\"0\" alt=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8467-copy_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8462-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" border=\"0\" alt=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8462-copy_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8483-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" border=\"0\" alt=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8483-copy_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8485-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" border=\"0\" alt=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8485-copy_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were so many sights and smells to pay attention to! She darted this way and that and even got herself a wee bit tangled in her \u201cleash.\u201d We\u2019re going to have to work on this a bit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8497-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" border=\"0\" alt=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8497-copy_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8490-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" border=\"0\" alt=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8490-copy_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She also seemed to be a bit shy about the camera &#8211; for once. As soon as I put my camera near her face she would turn her cheek. Maybe instead it was that she just wanted a break from the paparazzi. That\u2019s very likely considering they live with me \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&#160; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8461-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" border=\"0\" alt=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8461-copy_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a>&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8507-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" border=\"0\" alt=\"pet portrait photography, chocolate moose images, cats, outdoor cat, cat on a leash, spring\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.chocolatemooseimages.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/IMG_8507-copy_thumb.jpg?resize=430%2C645\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While our trip was brief, I can only imagine how many others we will have this summer. I sure hope the new folks downstairs A.) like cats and B.) don\u2019t think we are crazy because we take them outside on a leash. ha! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The approach of summer is in one minor way bitter sweet &#8211; my cats are insane about wanting to go outside. Tarra specifically is so dramatic!! She sits at the door and just whines and whines and whines, like a puppy who needs to pee. 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