<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link" target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/goto/9040608/www.nydailynews.com/news/national/norwegian-woman-puts-cat-leash-takes-skiing-article-1.2534430%3Fut" style="max-height: 1000000px; text-decoration: none; height: 57px; vertical-align: middle; display: block !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jesper the cat likes to go skiing, pigeon-watching in public squares and visiting TV show sets. He does not like taking baths though, especially on Caturday.</span></font></a></div><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of the <i>New York Daily News</i> at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/norwegian-woman-puts-cat-leash-takes-skiing-article-1.2534430?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/norwegian-woman-puts-cat-leash-takes-skiing-article-1.2534430?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link</a></div><div><br></div><div>---------------------------------</div><div><h1 id="a-header" itemprop="headline" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 32px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 34px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -1px; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Norwegian woman puts cat on leash, takes him skiing</h1></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This cat’s got the white stuff!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A feline in Norway is wowing — or meowing — the internet with his love of wintery fun.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In a short 30-second video posted on</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.peoplepets.com/2016/02/16/article/jesper-skiing-cat-video?xid=socialflow_twitter_peoplemag" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-padding-start: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-transition: color 300ms ease-in-out; transition: color 300ms ease-in-out; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box;">People</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">, Jesper’s owner puts him on a leash and takes him for a walk — on a ski slope.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The owner is on skis and the cat seems to be dragging his human along — until he does a very cat-like thing and stops mid-slope, refusing to walk any farther.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In another video posted to the CBC News</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cbcnews/videos/10154006858194604/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-padding-start: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; transition: color 300ms ease-in-out; -webkit-transition: color 300ms ease-in-out; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box;">Facebook page</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">, Jesper can be seen both skiing and swimming.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The video — which had been viewed more than 600,000 times as of Wedneday morning — explains that the cat’s owners have been training him since he was three months old.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Some commenters weren’t impressed, but others saw Jesper as the cat of their dreams.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Clearly this is the pet we're looking for,” one user posted.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Does he do dishes? Sounds like an adventure to me.”</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jesper has his own </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jesperpus/info/?tab=page_info" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); -webkit-padding-start: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; transition: color 300ms ease-in-out; -webkit-transition: color 300ms ease-in-out; text-decoration: none; box-sizing: border-box;">Facebook page</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">, where he’s gathered more than 20,000 likes.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to his bio, Jesper was born in August 2013 in a litter of five.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Photos shows the adventurous kitty taking all sorts of trips with his owner, including everything from pigeon-watching in public squares to visiting TV show sets.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The page also shows Jesper doing typical cat things, like sitting on newspapers and angrily surviving baths.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><h2 class="a-caption" itemprop="description" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; position: relative; z-index: 100; line-height: 14px; transition: color 300ms ease-in-out; -webkit-transition: color 300ms ease-in-out;"><font color="#000000" size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">Jesper is a skiing, hiking, swimming cat in Norway.</span></font></h2></div><div><font color="#000000" size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="3"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/Caturday/Caturday_022016.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/Caturday/Caturday_022016.jpg</a></span></font></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Video</span></div><div><a href="http://video.nydailynews.com/Skiing-Cat-30354696?ndn.trackingGroup=90051&ndn.siteSection=nydailynews-news&ndn.videoId=30354696&freewheel=90051&sitesection=nydailynews-news&vid=30354696">http://video.nydailynews.com/Skiing-Cat-30354696?ndn.trackingGroup=90051&ndn.siteSection=nydailynews-news&ndn.videoId=30354696&freewheel=90051&sitesection=nydailynews-news&vid=30354696</a></div><div><br></div><div>---------------------------------<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>