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Watchcat Rosie stayed alert at her comfortable guard post in October 2003:

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Watchcat Sylvia's stern glare alerted trespassers that they'd regret their transgressions in June 2013:

Sylvia's wooden watchcat backups were ready to spring to life, too, when necessary.

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Watchcat Sammy looked forward to the reading the Riverfront Times during his break, so understandably, he kept it under his paws in April 2004:

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Visitors to Watchcat Nemo's assigned sector in July 2012 likely noticed that each of his eyes was a different shade of blue:

Nemo used this to his advantage, as it slowed down trespassers and allowed him to detain them.

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Watchcat Sylvia was always kindhearted, but she knew when to view a visitor skeptically:

Spring 2011: Watchcat Sylvia uses her intuition during guard duty.

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Watchcat Collette scoffed at the notion of a cardboard box being a threatening opponent for her on April 6, 2023:

She told me the victory was easy for her, and I didn't question that.

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Need a shoeside guard to protect you?  Ask a watchcat.  Watchcat Lily provided this service in May 2019:

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I'm not sure what type of intruder was crouching so low to the ground, but Watchcat Rosie was ready for it in June 2006:

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Watchcat Sammy did the responsible thing while napping in November 2013; he kept one eye open for intruders:

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Watchcat Sylvia didn't flinch at the challenge of guarding two sofas in August 2011:

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Watchcat Nemo was prepared to vet any visitor proceeding past the counter in March 2009:

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Guarding an assigned sector in July 2003 was no problem for that confident professional, Watchcat Rosie:

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Why not provide a soft, comfortable guard post for your watchcat?  Watchcat Lily's guardian gave Lily comfy towels for that purpose on March 23, 2023:

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Watchcat Sammy was comfortable resting on his side, but duty compelled him to act in June 2006.  Upon seeing mischief in his assigned sector, he alerted his sister, Watchcat Rosie, immediately:

 

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It's one of a watchcat's less pleasant responsibilities, but sometimes, it's necessary to stomp a recalcitrant cardboard box into submission.  Watchcat Collette completed this task and then used the box as her guard post on April 6, 2023:

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Watchcat Sylvia found a comfortable position from which to monitor her assigned sector in June 2013:

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With Proxy Nemo looking straight ahead and Watchcat Nemo looking from one side to the other, the assigned sector was covered in March 2016:

 

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What was that noise?  I'm not sure, but Watchcat Lily shut it down with a no-nonsense look on April 12, 2023:

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Watchcat Rosie sat defiantly in the doorway, thwarting intruders' diabolical schemes in July 2011:

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Due to Watchcat Sammy's assiduous guarding of the pavement in April 2004, no one tripped up his guardians:

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Watchcat Collette was ready to catch the Cat Dancer toy during agility training on April 6, 2023...

...even when the Cat Dancer wasn't immediately visible:

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There's nothing like an Easter lily to make this holiday complete.  Actually, in this case, it's an Easter Lily:

March 22, 2023: Watchcat Lily looks up from her guard post chair.

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It's always heartwarming when a watchcat keeps tabs on you while you sleep:

June 2012: Watchcat Sylvia made sure no harm came to me as I nodded off.

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Thanks to Watchcat Nemo's security measures, there was no pandemonium around the kitchen island in October 2015:

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Watchcat Sammy made sure no unauthorized visitors checked out books from the library in April 2010:

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Watchcat Collette and her ceramic cat cookie jar backup watched the kitchen vigilantly on April 3, 2023:

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Intruders didn't cross Watchcat Rosie in April 2010.  Rosie's expression had something to do with that:

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Watchcat Sylvia generally wasn't one for histrionics.  She tended to keep calm and watch her assigned sector diligently:

April 2010: Watchcat Sylvia tracked her assigned sector responsibly from the sofa.

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When Watchcat Collette reserves the scratching post for guard duty, she prefers to use it without any distractions:

April 1, 2023: Watchcat Collette uses the scratching post as her lookout point.

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In October 2007, Watchcat Sammy received a coded message from a shoe:

The message's contents were classified, though, so he couldn't divulge them: