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Shawn M. Jones, PhD

- Hi. I'm Shawn Jones. I'm a cat dad and an ISTI Postdoc Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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I recently moved from mastodon.social to hachyderm.io. I'm a Computer Scientist who moves between software engineering and research. I may post about code, papers, and conferences.

The attached image helps my colleagues differentiate my cats. 🙂 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

From behind them, we see two cats on leashes staring at the same thing through the fence beyond. A black cat with a blue leash is on the upper right. A grey cat with a red leash is on the lower right. Boxes annotate the image describing each cat. Marjon The Black * loquacious * nervous about that noise you didn’t hear * curious about people he doesn’t know * likes the kitchen because that’s where the food is Malala The Grey * 14 confirmed kills this year * enjoys tree climbing * power sleeper * plays fetch on her terms
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MarcusCSC

@shawnmjones do you walk them as most do a dog?

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Shawn M. Jones, PhD

@mcole I do walk them, but walking a cat is more of a “supervised exploration” than a “we’re going this way.” That being said, Malala is the better walker. She seems to understand and respond to the leash gestures (if she decides to). With Marjon it’s more of a fight. Either way, I do end up carrying them and setting them down in a new place from time to time. I started leash training them at 6 months. It requires patience, analysis, compassion, and understanding.

I’m walking a grey cat by the leash through a parking lot in the desert.
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