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0:00Ready?
0:02One, two,
0:04three.
0:06[Music]
0:08She weighed less than a skateboard, but
0:10she rode it like a true champion. And at
0:12that moment, it became clear this was
0:15not just a cat, but a natural star.
0:19[Music]
0:25Pooky appeared in our house a year ago.
0:28To be honest, my husband didn't want to
0:30get a cat. He had always been a dog
0:32person, but I persuaded him. And from
0:34the very first minute, I realized that
0:37this was not just a kitten. She was the
0:39walking embodiment of curiosity and
0:41charm.
0:47From the first week, she ran around the
0:49house like a little tornado. She
0:51sniffed, touched with her paws, and
0:53jumped on everything she could reach.
0:55That's when we started sorting through
0:57old things. My husband took out some of
1:00his old skateboards. He stacked them
1:02against the wall. And at some point,
1:05Pooky pushed one of them with her paw.
1:08The skateboard rolled away, and her eyes
1:11lit up with genuine interest.
1:15[Music]
1:17She jumped on it as if she had been
1:19waiting for this her whole life.
1:22At first, she was cautious, placing her
1:24paw on it and trying to balance. Then
1:26she became bolder, moving forward with
1:29the board. And one day, she just jumped
1:31on the skateboard and rode away without
1:34fear, without hesitation,
1:37as if it were as natural to her as
1:39purring.
1:41>> Oh, hi Pooie.
1:43What are you doing?
1:45>> We couldn't believe our eyes, especially
1:48my husband. At that moment, I think he
1:50truly fell in love with Pooky.
1:52Skateboarding brought them closer
1:54together. He skated around the kitchen
1:56and she jumped on him, seizing the
1:58moment. It was as if they were speaking
2:01their own language, a language of speed,
2:04drive, and absolute trust.
2:12At first, everything happened at home.
2:14Pooky rode around the kitchen, tried to
2:16push the board with her paw, picked up
2:18speed, and found her balance. We even
2:20bought her a small ramp. She mastered it
2:23right away, as if it were the easiest
2:25thing in the world.
2:29Soon, people started writing to us in
2:31the comments, "You need to take her to
2:33the skate park." We laughed and then
2:35decided, why not?
2:40And that's where something happened that
2:42was a real revelation for us. Pooky
2:45wasn't scared at all. She entered the
2:48skate park like she owned the place. Her
2:50ears were pricricked up. Her eyes were
2:53shining. She jumped on the board, rode
2:55around the park, and behaved as if she
2:57had always belonged there. People
2:59stopped, filmed her, and applauded. And
3:02my husband looked at her with such an
3:04expression on his face. I didn't even
3:07know he was capable of looking like
3:08that.
3:10>> Come here, boo. Come on.
3:14>> To be honest, I was even a little
3:16jealous. They have a special bond with
3:18Pooky. And not because she's a cat who
3:21can skateboard, but because she's his
3:23little friend, his partner.
3:25Skateboarding didn't just bring them
3:27closer together. It brought my husband
3:29back to his own passions, to the
3:31excitement that probably remained
3:33somewhere in his youth.
3:34[Music]
3:37Now they go to the park together to
3:39skate. She jumps after him like a little
3:41shadow and then she jumps on the board
3:44and races along with him. He laughs. She
3:47purr and it has become part of their
3:50life together.
3:53>> Pooky.
3:55>> Sometimes I think it was Pooky who
3:57showed us how important it is not to be
3:59afraid to try new things. She didn't
4:01think twice, didn't hesitate, didn't
4:04wait for permission. She just took a
4:06step and went for it. And perhaps that
4:08was the best reminder for both of us.
4:11Sometimes you just have to jump on your
4:13board and ride forward wherever the wind
4:15takes you.
4:17>> One, two,
4:19three.
4:22Pooky changed our lives. She changed my
4:25husband and probably me, too. Because
4:28it's impossible not to love this little
4:30girl who is afraid of nothing. A kitten
4:32with the spirit of a true champion.
4:35[Music]
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