A man has clocked up 142,000 miles travelling to 15 countries around the world with his two cats in tow – and even took them skiing in Italy.
Lazar Joksimovic, 28, trained British shorthairs, Louie and Todd, both 2, to be comfortable going on adventures with him from a young age and took them on their first flight when they were just four months old.
Lazar has taken the cats on over 40 flights, to a wide range of countries including Mexico, Italy and Germany, and has even trained them to communicate with him through talking buttons.
The cats have been hiking, canoeing and biking in the US and Canada, and recently, he took them skiing with him in the Dolomites and Austria.
Man takes adventurous cats skiing on busy slopes
Despite Lazar finding the busy slopes stressful, when carrying such precious cargo in his backpack, he said that Louie and Todd loved the experience and were comfortable by the first run.
Lazar, a content creator, from Toronto, Canada, said: “My goal is to show people that cats can be trained to do lots of things that dogs can do.
“I thought ‘why not show them the beauty of the outside world?’.
“They can do 26 tricks and communicate with talking buttons.
“They’re comfortable with canoeing, kayaking and biking, so I thought why not take them skiing, and see what happens.
“By the first run they were both comfortable.
“There was a lot of chaotic skiers though, which was quite stressful. I was worried someone might hit us.
“When people saw me skiing with Todd and Louie, they were so shocked and amazed.
“Lots of people thought they were plush toys, when they realised they were cats, they would just start filming.”
Lazar got Louie in August 2023 and Todd a month later, and decided to train them to go on adventures with him.
When the cats were four months old, Lazar moved to Chicago, and began taking them outside on a lead to get them desensitised to the loud environment.
“It took about two months to get them desensitised to all kinds of environments, using treats and positive reinforcements,” he said.
As well as taking them out on a lead, Lazar also ventures out with Louie and Todd in pushchairs and also lets them sit on top of his backpack, so they can get a “birds eye view” when they’re out and about.
He has also trained them to do 26 tricks including jumping through hoops and doing twirls, and has even taught them to communicate with him pressing buttons, which say things like “treat” or “outside”.
“It started off with one button treat button,” Lazar said.
“Todd, who’s naturally curious, would just press it and I would immediately reward him with a treat.
“They have 28 buttons now including love you, cuddles, chicken, tuna, cat, TV and play time.”
Globe-trotting cats rack up 40 flights and counting
When the cats were five months old, Lazar took them on their first flight, to his home city of Toronto.
He said they were a bit nervous at first, but soon became comfortable, and fell asleep.
Then, in April 2024, he took them Mexico City, for their first “real big trip”.
Since then, the cats have been on over 40 flights, and have travelled to countless different countries, including Germany, Montenegro, and Spain.
“Louis loves walking down all the narrow streets in Europe,” he said.
“And Todd love sitting on top of my backpack and soaking in all the beautiful architecture and sites.”
They have joined Lazar on biking, kayaking and hiking trips and in February 2026, he decided to take them skiing in the Dolomites with him.
“I thought if I ski slowly with them, it won’t be much different to biking at 40 kilometres an hour,” he said.
Louie and Todd took it in turns to ride down the slopes on Lazar’s backpack, and he was surprised that by the first run, they already felt comfortable.
He made sure to ski slowly and cautiously, and had his dad and brother, ski around him, for safety.
However, he admitted that as the slopes were incredibly busy, he found the situation quite stressful.
Lazar hopes to continue taking Louie and Todd on as many adventures as possible, and plans to take them around all of the national park in the US in the near future.
Countries Louie and Todd have visited:
- Canada
- Mexico
- USA
- France
- Spain
- Italy
- Germany
- Austria
- Czech Republic
- Serbia
- Montenegro
- Croatia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Turkey
