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Are your cats training for any careers?

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Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 17:34

Storm has notions of being a car engineer - he wants one of those flat beds on wheels for examining the underside of things.

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Are your cats training for any careers?
Are your cats training for any careers?
Are your cats training for any careers?
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Chemenger · 24/01/2026 17:36

Mine has completed his training as a fog horn. I’m hoping he will find a job soon and go and yell out to sea instead of in my face.

Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 17:36

And Misty would make a superb grumpy headteacher

Looking forward to see other felines trying out possible career moves.

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EmpressaurusKitty · 24/01/2026 17:37

Kitty wants to be a librarian.

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Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 17:37

@Chemenger - that really made me laugh 😹

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Puppylucky · 24/01/2026 17:38

Marvy is practising to be an artist's model - surrealist poses a speciality

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Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 17:38

EmpressaurusKitty · 24/01/2026 17:37

Kitty wants to be a librarian.

Oh, now that is a library I’d visit on a daily basis.

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Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 17:39

@Puppylucky - no practise needed, that’s a cat supermodel right there 😻

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Puppylucky · 24/01/2026 17:41

Or possibly a window cleaner - insides only

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Alicorn1707 · 24/01/2026 17:41

Caveat; I have no cats but I'm here for this lovely thread @Ijwwm 😻

Puppylucky · 24/01/2026 17:43

Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 17:39

@Puppylucky - no practise needed, that’s a cat supermodel right there 😻

The photo is heavily filtered but isn't everything these days!

Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 17:44

@Puppylucky - looks to be a very thorough worker. My windows need doing, please could I book in for the feline service.

@Alicorn1707 - hope you enjoy it, fingers crossed plenty more career tryouts to follow.

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KittenKaboodle · 24/01/2026 17:47

Kitty is training for a career in floristry. Lack of opposable thumbs is no barrier to determination.

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Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 17:57

@KittenKaboodle - achieving in the face of adversity, what a great cattitude.

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MrsMoastyToasty · 24/01/2026 18:00

Move over Attenborough! Toasty Boy Cat is making nature programmes

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Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 18:00

Storm also tried his hand at window snow art, but he’s aware that it’s a very seasonal gig. I’m wanting to steer him towards painting window frames!

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Ijwwm · 24/01/2026 18:04

@MrsMoastyToasty - TBC seems to have a good grasp of his subject matter. Will his series focus on just squirrels, or will be be branching out to other garden wildlife?

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TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 24/01/2026 18:12

Gizmo is interested in becoming a plumber.
He likes exploring the bathroom, although most of the time he just knocks things over.

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Are your cats training for any careers?
AGreatUsername · 24/01/2026 18:13

Snarf is hoping to become a professional cuddler. KitKat is hoping to become a bed thief but I think Digby may have noticed.

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MrsMoastyToasty · 24/01/2026 18:14

@Ijwwm Squirrels are a specialist subject for TBC. He has been known to bring specimens home (living or dead) for further investigation.
It eas an accidental career move. He was in IT, hence the laptop, because he wanted to work with a mouse.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 24/01/2026 18:15

Our cats are not the type to sit on laps but in the evening , if I sit and chat with DD (23) , the FemaleCat will park herself on DD stomach with a "Tell Me About Yor Childhood" (Thomas Dolby -Hyperactive ) look about her .
FemaleCat is not a Qualified Psychiatrist , but maybe those 3am Open University lectures are paying off for her . ?

MaleCat ......he has enough trouble being a MaleCat , no other career choices for him as yet .

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 24/01/2026 18:16

Linney would like to be an extra in a TV show.
Here he is, practising during an episode of Vera.

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BlueRidgeMountain · 24/01/2026 18:18

Loki has joined an elite ninja death squad - specialist manoeuvre is tripping people at the top of the stairs 🙄

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 24/01/2026 18:19

Actually , MaleCat is the first Cat/Goldfish Hybrid as we tell him "no" when he attacks the sofa, he looks judged , wanders off , comes back. Attacks the sofa , told "no" , looks judged , wanders off ...
Brain of a Goldfish ,
(He isn't Ginger before anyone forwards the Shared BrainCell Theory . He's a MiniPanther with all his faculties except his 'nads )

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 24/01/2026 18:20

Linney also has designs on entering parliament.

He's on top of the wardrobe here, practising giving speeches to his assembled constituents.

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EmpressaurusKitty · 24/01/2026 18:26

Kitty is also a gardener & quite a talented medium.

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Are your cats training for any careers?