Cats-Or-Which four legger DEMANDS attention when you have a tweezer full of P.E??.

All of the cats I have owned (serviced) have not shown any interest in my modeling.  They would just sleep on my bed while I worked, only gettng up to be fed or scratched.  Admittedly I have never had a persistent lap-sitter or super-cuddly cat.  My syster's boyfriend's cat is a super-cuddler, always climbing onto unprotected legs, heads, and bladders.  He is also a habitual counter-climber (the cat,not my sister's boyfriend).  If I had that cat, all of my models would be destroyed in no time.

I've had little truck with cats and modeling...but my long-gone golden retriever used to love curling around the base of my chair as I worked -- the chair was one of those rolling desk jobs, so I had to be careful not to scoot suddenly, or without giving the poor old girl fair warning.

The upside was that 90% of the time when a small part or errant bit of PE went pinging into space...it would end up in milady's fur, like a magnet. She probably liked being there because it meant she got brushed out so often...always over newspaper, so the part could be easily seen/heard and recovered. 

And, the fun part is when they (cat or dog) come into the room and flop down on the floor right behind your chair. I have gotten into the habit of looking first now, as I have rolled over a tail or two, much to said critter's loud dismay.

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I have gotten into the habit of looking first now, as I have rolled over a tail or two, much to said critter's loud dismay.

The one time I forgot and really got her, she barely made a sound -- just looked at me with those big sad brown eyes as though she was saying "How could you???"

Had one plop his fat body right in the middle of my work table yesterday, and would not leave until he felt sufficiently petted/scratched.  The rest of the evening was spent removing cat hairs from everything.

Hi;

 The purrer probably thought you needed a softer part for the model, so he, or she,  left some hair for you!

My cat Lady Blue, is a perfect model builders cat. 

She apparently hates heights because she refused to climb a cat tower I bought her, so shelves are safe.

When she visits me in the work room, she makes her spot under the bench, well away from the chair or my feet. The only downside to this is she's so quiet I've been known to close her in there occasionally. 

My cat, Winston (named after Winston Churchill due to his very serious-looking gaze), occasionally likes to sit on the table I do my building on, but rarely disturbs me in the middle of a build.  Hair isn't too much of a problem with him since he's a Pixie Bobcat and their double coat doesn't shed much.

I can almost hear him saying "We shall never surrender!" in this pic.

Oh, I dunno:

  He really looks like Winston when he told the Admiralty to Sink the Bismark. Real serious indeed. Pretty cat though!-Or should I say Handsome?

Thanks TB.  I'll pass that on to him.  He's among the lucky 10% of cats that survived Panleukopenia...a tough guy.  Made me think twice about ever taking him to the vet for "routine" stuff again, since that was how he ended up getting the virus.

My cats can crave attention sometimes, occasionally in a group, but I do my work in the garage.  I just have to make sure someone doesn't sneak past my feet and try to get outside.

Yeah;

 He is lucky.The numbers here aren't that good even. Give him a treat and say hi for me!