I only handle him a few minutes at a time because I fear him leaping and my cats eating him, but usually he chills, licks me, then tries to jump on my chest. Otherwise, he's pretty mellow.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)