Watchcat protocol DCCCXXIX

When two watchcats are on duty at the same time, one of them might hog the spotlight:

Watchcat Headquarters doesn't encourage this but doesn't forbid it, either.  Fortunately, in Winter 2004, Watchcat Sammy was content to let Watchcat Rosie have the attention she wanted.

Watchcat protocol DCCCXXVIII

Although the positioning of watchanimals in Summer 2014 was decent, Watchcat Nemo thought something was amiss:

Thus, he consulted Watchcat Headquarters and received permission to change the security configuration:

Watchcat protocol DCCCXXVII

Per Watchcat Headquarters, wooden backup watchmoose are an underused security resource.  Watchcat Sylvia made amends for this.  She asked for her watchmoose's input on July 4, 2011:

Watchcat protocol DCCCXXVI

What was Watchcat Sylvia thinking when an unfamiliar visitor wandered into her assigned sector?  She covered her mouth on that day in April 2010, so it was hard to tell:

Watchcats are sometimes inscrutable that way.

An inherently mild reprimand

Regardless of how sternly you say it, saying, "Kitty cat!" to your cat when she has done something wrong isn't much of a rebuke.  Even with the sharpest tone, it doesn't sound especially commanding.

Watchcat protocol DCCCXXV

Per Watchcat Headquarters, a watchcat shouldn't accept just any excuse for an unauthorized person's visit.  On April 19, 2021, Watchcat Lily practiced looking skeptical:

Watchcat protocol DCCCXXIV

I'm not sure what captured Watchcat Rosie's attention on a Summer day in 2003, but presumably, her focus was justified: