How Archer Gets Pettin's

Archer has a *VERY* expressive face. He's the only cat I've ever seen who
can clearly, with only his face, show what he's feeling inside.

When Archer wants to be petted, he'll come sit next to me and start purring.
If I don't do anything, he'll lean over and give me two quick licks on my
hand to "show me" what he wants, and then looks at my face expectantly
waiting for his pettin's. If I still do nothing he gives a little kitty
sigh (and probably mumbles something under his breath about human
stupidity), he'll lean over and give me a few more licks on my hand and then
turn and look eagerly at my face ("see, that's what I want"). If that
doesn't work he'll lean over and start rubbing his face and head all over my
hand ("what do I have to do to get it across to you stupid, stupid mommy
that *that's* what I want) and then peers into my face with a rather
aggravated look. If that doesn't work he'll start kneading on my belly (the
absolute surest way to get momma cat to give a boy some lickin's). And if
that doesn't work he will - I swear to Bast this is true - look into my face
with *THE* most pathetic, defeated look on his face and just continue
staring at me like that, looking like his best friend just died, until I
can't control myself any longer and have to laugh out loud and give him some
pettin's.

I'll have to try soon to capture that face on my camera (which is my cell
phone now-a-days so should be sitting right next to me no matter where I am.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See our clowder at http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

"CatNipped" wrote in
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Archer has a *VERY* expressive face. He's the only cat I've ever seen
who can clearly, with only his face, show what he's feeling inside.

When Archer wants to be petted, he'll come sit next to me and start
purring. If I don't do anything, he'll lean over and give me two quick
licks on my hand to "show me" what he wants, and then looks at my face
expectantly waiting for his pettin's. If I still do nothing he gives
a little kitty sigh (and probably mumbles something under his breath
about human stupidity), he'll lean over and give me a few more licks
on my hand and then turn and look eagerly at my face ("see, that's
what I want"). If that doesn't work he'll lean over and start rubbing
his face and head all over my hand ("what do I have to do to get it
across to you stupid, stupid mommy that *that's* what I want) and then
peers into my face with a rather aggravated look. If that doesn't
work he'll start kneading on my belly (the absolute surest way to get
momma cat to give a boy some lickin's). And if that doesn't work he
will - I swear to Bast this is true - look into my face with *THE*
most pathetic, defeated look on his face and just continue staring at
me like that, looking like his best friend just died, until I can't
control myself any longer and have to laugh out loud and give him some
pettin's.

I'll have to try soon to capture that face on my camera (which is my
cell phone now-a-days so should be sitting right next to me no matter
where I am.


Awwww, he must think you're really thick not to figure out what he wants.
Glad he makes you laugh.

Bobble

On May 30, 4:51*pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
Archer has a *VERY* expressive face. *He's the only cat I've ever seen who
can clearly, with only his face, show what he's feeling inside.

When Archer wants to be petted, he'll come sit next to me and start purring.
If I don't do anything, he'll lean over and give me two quick licks on my
hand to "show me" what he wants, and then looks at my face expectantly
waiting for his pettin's. *If I still do nothing he gives a little kitty
sigh (and probably mumbles something under his breath about human
stupidity), he'll lean over and give me a few more licks on my hand and then
turn and look eagerly at my face ("see, that's what I want"). *If that
doesn't work he'll lean over and start rubbing his face and head all over my
hand ("what do I have to do to get it across to you stupid, stupid mommy
that *that's* what I want) and then peers into my face with a rather
aggravated look. *If that doesn't work he'll start kneading on my belly (the
absolute surest way to get momma cat to give a boy some lickin's). *And if
that doesn't work he will - I swear to Bast this is true - look into my face
with *THE* most pathetic, defeated look on his face and just continue
staring at me like that, looking like his best friend just died, until I
can't control myself any longer and have to laugh out loud and give him some
pettin's.

I'll have to try soon to capture that face on my camera (which is my cell
phone now-a-days so should be sitting right next to me no matter where I am.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See our clowder athttp://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

I know *exactly* that look you're talking about. It must be an orange
tabby thing. We call it Bosley's "persecuted look." He also has
a very expressive face.

Sherry

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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Archer has a *VERY* expressive face. He's the only cat I've ever seen who
can clearly, with only his face, show what he's feeling inside.

When Archer wants to be petted, he'll come sit next to me and start
purring. If I don't do anything, he'll lean over and give me two quick
licks on my hand to "show me" what he wants, and then looks at my face
expectantly waiting for his pettin's. If I still do nothing he gives a
little kitty sigh (and probably mumbles something under his breath about
human stupidity), he'll lean over and give me a few more licks on my hand
and then turn and look eagerly at my face ("see, that's what I want"). If
that doesn't work he'll lean over and start rubbing his face and head all
over my hand ("what do I have to do to get it across to you stupid, stupid
mommy that *that's* what I want) and then peers into my face with a rather
aggravated look. If that doesn't work he'll start kneading on my belly
(the absolute surest way to get momma cat to give a boy some lickin's).
And if that doesn't work he will - I swear to Bast this is true - look
into my face with *THE* most pathetic, defeated look on his face and just
continue staring at me like that, looking like his best friend just died,
until I can't control myself any longer and have to laugh out loud and
give him some pettin's.

I'll have to try soon to capture that face on my camera (which is my cell
phone now-a-days so should be sitting right next to me no matter where I
am.

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See our clowder at http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

OK, this isn't *quite* it (most times he has his little tongue stuck out
too), but you can get an idea of how sad he can look when he doesn't get his
pettin's.

http://www.possibleplaces.com/sad/

Hugs,

CatNipped

"CatNipped" wrote:
OK, this isn't *quite* it (most times he has his little tongue stuck out
too), but you can get an idea of how sad he can look when he doesn't get his
pettin's.

http://www.possibleplaces.com/sad/

There's such a contrast between when he's being plaintive and when
he's acting like a Matrix kitten.