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So here's a quick example of Grady doing the advertised begging/praying/clapping thing.

In this clip he kinda gets carried away, batting at some imaginary object, but usually he just does the simple begging move.

Interestingly, a search on begging cats brings up the description of the all-grey Chartreux breed, which includes the following passage:

It's not unusual to find "praying" Chartreux. Some kittens start this spontaneously when very young; if you see this, you can encourage the little one by dangling a toy in front of the kitten. In any case, it seems to be a quite natural behavior for some Chartreux and they retain this characteristic behavior all their lives, frequently "begging" for food or affection by this praying attitude.

I'd actually looked at the Chartreux while researching grey cats, but decided I didn't need the headaches of a purebred. But it looks like Grady's got enough Chartreux to exhibit classic breed behavior. And rather odd behavior it is! See for yourself...

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