Reading cats' paw prints for personality clues has become an all-out obsession in Japan (based on a supposed scientific study for which this writer could find no evidence, for the record).

Although all good things come to an end, she no doubt left a big paw print as the First Cat of Kansas." Frances had served her "pet-stituents" as the First Cat and "ferocious protector of Cedar ...

Because they wed in Colorado — one of the few states that allows couples to self-solemnize or self-unite their marriage — Cece was able to sign her owners' marriage license with a paw print.