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Watchcat Collette was in perpetual motion on August 17, 2026, so I was resigned to not being able to get all of her in the frame:

I wanted her to make her rounds and fulfill her responsibilities, so I just accepted that she had other things to do besides posing for pictures.

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In order to project authority, watchcats sometimes strike intimidating poses.  Other times, however, visitors see their sense of wonder about what their next guard duty session will be like:

Watchcat Lily mused about the possibilities her next security stint would present on August 19, 2026.

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There usually isn't a reason for legitimate visitors to head right for the kitchen, so Watchcat Collette used the kitchen table as her guard post on August 23, 2026:

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On August 19, 2026, Watchcat Lily trusted that everyone knew her verdicts on security issues were fair and just.  The way she sat at her guard post reflected this:

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Most days, watchcats aren't conducting stakeouts or getting into fisticuffs with intruders.  More often than not, watchcats spend their days handing out grocery bags and copies of the Webster-Kirkwood Times to authorized visitors who need them:

Those were Watchcat Collette's main tasks this morning, at least.

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Watchcat Lily struck a judicial pose on August 19, 2026 after saying, "Visitor, you may approach the bench:"

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Thanks to agility training, Watchcat Collette knows when to attack the Cat Dancer toy and how long to keep it within her grasp:

As her demo on July 25, 2026 showed, these lessons also apply to the scratching post.