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Singh - 27 Aug 2004 15:25 GMT

Stosh is my little shadow and likes to follow me everywhere; especially
to the basement when it's laundry time. there is a big box down there, a
leftover from the water heater we installed last winter, and he likes to
do his manicure there while I do my wash.

A day or so ago he was feeling affectionate and after doing his nails
was winding himself around my ankles and pressing himself into me, which
is Stoshese for "Pick me up NOW." Who could resist such an order, I mean
offer? I picked up my little guy--my 12-pound guy--and as I was holding
him he decided to shift himself, pulled himself up to my shoulder,
managed to turn around without klutzing up (he's not known for grace in
this house) and sat on my shoulder. "Oh, this is too good," I thought,
and carefully made my way upstairs. To Stosh's credit, he did not freak
out or dig his nails into me. When I came out of the basement there was
my amazed Hubby, laughing his butt off. He'd had kittens take shoulder
rides, but never a full-grown cat, and never expected clumsy Stosh to
sit there so handsomely in his tuxedo!

If i could train him to do that consistently, I'd never have to worry
about Louie's work schedule during orchestra season.

Blessed be,

Baha

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Karen - 27 Aug 2004 15:14 GMT

> Stosh is my little shadow and likes to follow me everywhere; especially
> to the basement when it's laundry time. there is a big box down there, a
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> Baha

My Sooty (RB), used to do this all the time, but when he got too big, he
would just lie around my neck like a stole to be carted around :)

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Melissa Houle - 27 Aug 2004 17:37 GMT

SNIP
To Stosh's credit, he did not freak

> > out or dig his nails into me. When I came out of the basement there was
> > my amazed Hubby, laughing his butt off. He'd had kittens take shoulder
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> My Sooty (RB), used to do this all the time, but when he got too big, he
> would just lie around my neck like a stole to be carted around :)

Pan becomes my live fur-piece every winter. It's rather nice, he keeps my
shoulders warm, AND he purrs. I do have to remember not to move too
quickly, because he will dig his claws in if I startle him.

LOL, Good for Stosh for keeping his balance all the way upstairs. =o)

Melissa

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Marina - 27 Aug 2004 17:54 GMT

I picked up my little guy--my 12-pound guy--and as I was holding

> him he decided to shift himself, pulled himself up to my shoulder,
> managed to turn around without klutzing up (he's not known for grace in
> this house) and sat on my shoulder.

Nikki likes to ride on my shoulder, but she does use claws to hold on. She
also uses me as her private cat tree/step ladder if she wants somewhere up
high and I happen to stand close enough to her goal.

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Dan M - 27 Aug 2004 18:21 GMT

> A day or so ago he was feeling affectionate and after doing his nails
> was winding himself around my ankles and pressing himself into me, which
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> rides, but never a full-grown cat, and never expected clumsy Stosh to
> sit there so handsomely in his tuxedo!

My 15-pound 4 year old Amelia does this too. She loves her shoulder
rides, and can keep herself balanced while I walk around the house, do
some chores, and go out in the back yard and sit in a lawn chair.

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Christina Websell - 27 Aug 2004 21:17 GMT

> > A day or so ago he was feeling affectionate and after doing his nails
> > was winding himself around my ankles and pressing himself into me, which
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> rides, and can keep herself balanced while I walk around the house, do
> some chores, and go out in the back yard and sit in a lawn chair.

When Kitty FC was still a farmcat, and she couldn't come into the house
because of whippets (ex-cat, immediately) when she got brave she would get
on top of a small henhouse and then jump on to my shoulder. Then she would
wipe her cheeks around my face and expect me to carry her about while I fed
and watered all the other chickens. This took about 2 years. for her to
feel confident enough to do this.
Ever tried to carry a cat around like this, while you are in a hurry to have
to do all this chickening and also travel across the county to work for
8.30? 18 huts of chickens I've got, all to be fed and watered. Please get
off my shoulder, Kitty FC? No chance.

My dogs have all passed away, through old age so now Kitty is in the house
and can't be bothered to help me with the chickens.
Now Boyfriend likes to. Not to get on my shoulders (Bast forbid) he'd
still be too scared but just so he can have half an hour or so on his own
with me, wind himself almost imperceptibly against my legs and say how much
he likes to live here and be allowed to come down the garden without Kitty
FC boxing his ears. What a polite chap he is. He was well brought up.
With his posh collar, who could doubt it? Love him to bits.

Tweed

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Jean Hobbs - 07 Sep 2004 13:37 GMT

My Dad was a house- husband long before the word was coined,
he loved his cats, and he was slightly round shouldered because of being
Gassed twice in the first world, war which was also the reason he couldn't
work so most of the day he would walk around the house{ doing his
housework}with a full grown cat wrapped around his shoulders.
visitors to our house would always wonder how it slept on his shoulders
without falling offthe trick of course *was * his rounded shoulders.
Jean.P.

> > > A day or so ago he was feeling affectionate and after doing his nails
> > > was winding himself around my ankles and pressing himself into me, which
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> Tweed

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Sherry - 07 Sep 2004 14:28 GMT

>My Dad was a house- husband long before the word was coined,
>he loved his cats, and he was slightly round shouldered because of being
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>without falling offthe trick of course *was * his rounded shoulders.
> Jean.P.

Oh, that makes such a sweet mental picture.

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