Bubba takes his job very
seriously. He works at Clementine's, and antique store in Centralia, Washington.
Bubba sits by the door and waits for customers to come in. When they do, he
follows them around and lets them pet him. Sometimes he will babysit, playing
with little kids while the mother shops. He loves to be petted and held, and
will purr almost immediately for you when you pet him. Bubba has been manager
of Clementine's since 1998, when he took over for a recently departed and
well-loved shopcat there. He was about 6 years old at the time. He weighs
a whopping 18 pounds. He loves his feather toy, and will sometimes jump for
it. He will run to you if you call him. Bubba just really loves people. And
catnip. Once a woman came in the store who had recently been walking through
a garden of catnip. Bubba rubbed against her legs, flopped on her feet, and
when she started to walk away, he clamped onto her leg and she had to drag
him around the store!
