Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, I know that. I've had cats my whole life. I actually didn't touch his belly, only his head, and he swung around and took a swipe at me. Later, he layed himself over my camera bag and tried to scratch me again when I tried to move him. My big orange fatcat actually LOVED belly rubs, but my grandpa's little gray cat would go up to people she hated and ask for one, so she could shred the person's hand. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 3/7/14 12:29 PM, "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >Chris, > >When a cat throws rolls over and shows its belly, your first thought is >that it wants its belly rubbed, but the cat will sometimes grab your hand >with their forepaws and claw or bite you. > >When she rolls over, the cat is actually greeting you and showing you some >trust. When you rub her belly, she thinks you're being aggressive. > >She really just wants a little head rub, like sliding your fingers >extended >forward on her head. > >Try it next time. Maybe you'll get lucky! > > >On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 4:55 PM, al crouch <al.crouch at earthlink.net> >wrote: > >> When Lucky says, "Feel Lucky ?" he means it with the question mark. Now >>he >> wonders why you haven't learned your lesson yet. You can see it in his >> expression. >> >> Nice shots. >> Cheers. >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> >> >Sent: Mar 6, 2014 4:42 PM >> >To: "Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>" <lug at >> >leica-users.org>, >> Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net> >> >Subject: [Leica] Plumbing Shop Cat >> > >> >A couple weeks ago, I visited Waynedale Plumbing Supply, an old store >>in >> the >> >Waynedale area of Fort Wayne. The place looks like it was frozen in the >> >1950s. The 80 year old owner said he and his brother opened it in 1950. >> The >> >cat on the counter is a nasty little bastard who tried to scratch me >>after >> >he asked for a belly rub! >> > >> > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1860 >> > >> >-- >> >Chris Crawford >> >Fine Art Photography >> >Fort Wayne, Indiana >> >260-437-8990 >> > >> >http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> > >> >http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> >Become a fan on Facebook >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Leica Users Group. >> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > >-- >Regards, > >Sonny >http://sonc.com/look/ >Natchitoches, Louisiana >1714 >Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > >USA > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information