Harley Davidson-Amstein

Although I have probably had more than a dozen cats throughout my life and every single one displays uniquely different personalities, my current guy, Harely Davidson probably ranks in the top one or two. I don't know if its a gender thing, but the other was also a male. Unlike most of the cats we have shared our lives with, we did not get Harley as a kitten. He was three when we adopted him as a shelter bounce back. (A cat that has been to the shelter, more than once, usually as a kitten then returned later in life). Harley is confident loving and probably has a bit of dog in him as he just wants to be in the same room as you - following you around like a puppy.

Don't get me wrong, he is independent, and self centered, like all cats. In fact he is so cool he even has his own Facebook page. You can friend him here, if you are so inclined to do so.

Recently he has taken to making bread, in his own unique style. Unlike most cats that will knead with their front paws for a few moments prior to lying down, Harely uses all four paws and will knead for what seems like an eternity, slowly rotating around a pivot point in a little cat dance. This is very cute to watch, but an entirely different story at 04:30 am on the middle of your chest!

I have recently decided that he has two distinct personalities. He loves to chase my other cat relentlessly, then plop down and turn his motor on. Its funny, his coat is also not symmetrical, he is either mostly white or mostly black depending on which side he chose to lye on. I guess he is the personification (catification?) of yin-yang - don't ya think?