Didga the Australian skateboarding cat has just solidified her spot in the 2017 Guinness Book of World Records. In under one minute, the adorable kitty can perform 20 tricks including riding a skateboard!
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The talented feline was adopted from an animal shelter and was trained to perform the impressive maneuvers by her owner Robert Dollwet. Didga, which is short for Didgeridoo, successfully performed all 20 tricks last year at Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia to earn her place in the book of world records.
According to the Guinness World Records, the rules for this title state “that each trick must be clearly defined and independent, and that the commands or cues must not involve the human touching the animal (unless the cat initiates the contact such as when performing tricks like the high five).”
Here’s a list of all the tricks that Didga can perform in under a minute:
1. Sit
2. Give left paw
3. High-five
4. Give right paw
5. Wave
6. Sit-up
7. Lay down
8. Go onto one-side
9. Roll-over
10. Back to sit
11. Stand
12. Shuffle right
13. Shuffle left
14. Spin 360
15. Come (walk to me)
16. Stop
17. Step on the coin
18. Jump into hands
19. Go from hand, down to knee, then onto the skateboard
20. While the board is moving, jump over the bar and land back onto the board, a.k.a. “hippy-jump”
Didga’s owner, Robert stated, “I knew she was special but now, with the record, I think that she’s just unbelievably special and I’m just so proud of her.”
Since the time the video shoot was taken, Didga has smashed her previous record of 20 tricks in a minute by now registering 24 individual tricks.
The 2017 edition of the Guinness World Records is available now and is priced at $28.95.
Do you think you could train your cat to perform more than 20 tricks in a minute?
[H/T YouTube: Guiness World Records, Guinness World Records.com]
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