The sweeper came right up to Junior and nudged him in the butt. He looked back at the thing, obviously disgusted (no one does disgusted like a cat!) Finally, he got up and moved, watching it sweep past where he had been resting on the tile. He watched it move around for a short while. When it finally left his preferred area, he laid back down, almost exactly where he had been.

Surprisingly, neither cat seems particularly perturbed with the mindless sweeper. They watched it for a while and decided it was random and mindless. Then they ignored it. When it comes directly at Scamper, her eyes widen and she moves out of the way and watches it. Junior will watch it come right up, hit him and then he’ll move (if he doesn’t the silly thing will keep bumping him.) It seems they have learned by watching and listening to it bump into the oven and counters. They are not impressed by the machine, but they do not fear it.

Good kitties.