Watchcat protocol MCCLXX

"Yes, my subjects, you'll be safe while I'm on guard duty," seemed to be Watchcat Rosie's implied attitude in September 2010:

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I was going to play another record yesterday, but there was a change in plans.  Watchcat Collette needed to use the record player as her guard post, so I played a CD instead:

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Watchcat Nemo expected things to remain peaceful in his assigned sector, and luckily, they did in July 2009:

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Watchcat Collette didn't anticipate any trouble in her assigned sector yesterday, but she assured me that if a conflict arose, her backup wooden watchcats and she would handle it:

I admire such confidence in a watchcat.

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Marauders wouldn't likely have absconded with the sofa, but Watchcat Rosie was still ready to fend them off in October 2003:

Watchcat protocol MCCLXV

If you make any suspicious moves, expect a watchcat to give you an evil eye--or two:

July 2010: Watchcat Sylvia had her doubts about a visitor to her assigned sector.

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Watchcat Rosie's eyes said it all in June 2006.  Unauthorized visitors knew they had no chance of getting past her:

Watchcat protocol MCCLXIII

Watchcat Sammy had no problem looking passive at his guard post.  He believed in July 2006 that he could always get tougher and spring into action if necessary--or he could ask his sister, Watchcat Rosie, to do that:

Watchcat protocol MCCLXII

Watchcat Lily saw through a ruse on July 21, 2022.  "So," she thought, "You think you can distract me from watching my assigned sector by turning on the kitchen faucet?  Well, that's not going to work."  Lily apparently knows a trick when she sees one:

Watchcat protocol MCCLXI

Watchcat Collette was ready to fend off shoe-nabbing intruders on July 20, 2022:

Watchcat protocol MCCLX

A good watchcat has a sense of wonder.  Investigations, after all, start with a watchcat asking, "What's that over there?"  That was Watchcat Lily's thought process on July 20, 2022:

Watchcat protocol MCCLIX

It's reasonable for a watchcat to indicate with his eyes, "You know I'm looking out for you, right?"  Watchcat Sammy conveyed this to me in July 2003:

Watchcat protocol MCCLVIII

In May 2010, Watchcat Sylvia kept the Kitty Swat toy near her cat bed guard post.  When silly bureaucratic edicts from Watchcat Headquarters exasperated her, she used it to vent her frustration:

Watchcat protocol MCCLVII

Every watchcat needs to take a fur-washing break every once in a while.  Watchcat Rosie monitored the assigned sector while Watchcat Sammy tended to his fur in Spring 2013:

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It's unwise to cross a watchcat when she gives you this menacing look:

July 16, 2022: No intruder gave Watchcat Collette any guff yesterday.

Watchcat protocol MCCLV

Watchcat Sylvia would have preferred to drink water from the kitchen faucet in August 2015.  She held off, however, during guard duty, as she might have missed an intruder tiptoeing past her:

That was Sylvia's customary dedication to her job.

Watchcat protocol MCCLIV

In March 2016, Watchcat Sammy was able to monitor his assigned sector while resting his chin on a brush:

As Sammy demonstrated, comfort and responsibility aren't always mutually exclusive.

Watchcat protocol MCCLIII

Watchcat Rosie's tough exterior assured everyone that the hallway was secure in September 2007:

Watchcat protocol MCCLII

I was the only person around to hear Watchcat Rosie's new strategy for warding off intruders.  I can't divulge details, but Watchcat Headquarters told me it was highly effective.  That meant a raise and a promotion for Watchcat Rosie in September 2006:

Watchcat protocol MCCLI

Life was going by in a blur, but Watchcat Nemo didn't lose focus during guard duty in October 2011:

Watchcat protocol MCCL

In July 2006, trespassers learned not to associate Watchcat Rosie's comfortable position in the hallway with a lack of fierceness:

Rosie's eyes let them know she meant business.

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No one approached Watchcat Nemo's guardian in July 2016 without Watchcat Nemo's permission:

Watchcat protocol MCCXLVIII

In April 2012, Watchcat Sylvia telegraphed with her eyes how seriously she took the racetrack's rules.  "There will be no racing on this track until the official starting time.  Rules are rules," her eyes indicated:

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Trespassers were advised to stay away from Watchcat Rosie in September 2012.  She could have thrown a cover over them at any time:

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You might be inside, but the watchcat can still let you know he's watching you from outside.  Such was the case with Stray Cat in August 2004:

Watchcat protocol MCCXLV

Thinking of defying a watchcat's instructions?  Consider this: First offenses result in being swatted with a tiger toy tail toy.  Second offenses warrant being thwacked with a cat brush.  And for third offenses...Well, then comes the dynamite.  Makes you think twice, doesn't it?  

Watchcat Sammy wasn't playing around in June 2013.

Watchcat protocol MCCXLIV

Watchcat Rosie was ready to spring out from her guard post and trip trespassers in August 2007:

Watchcat protocol MCCXLIII

Watchcat Sammy didn't mind missing the fireworks on July 4, 2007.  He was preoccupied with his guard duty assignment under the bathroom sink:

Watchcat protocol MCCXLII

I couldn't blame Watchcat Collette for wanting a clean guard post on July 2, 2022:

Watchcat protocol MCCXLI

In July 2009, Watchcat Sylvia didn't make a big production out of admonishing intruders.  She let her outstretched claws send the message instead:

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Intruders were in for a stern admonishment when Watchcat Sammy spotted them in June 2011: