I am often joined when I'm working by my "partner", Lucy, who sits patiently in a rocking chair next to my computer desk. Cats are cool. So are dogs. In fact, Lucy has "her" own dog, in the form of our 13-year old, 100 pound Alaska Malamute, Mystee. When we first got her from our daughter as a kitten, Lucy went right for Mystee and promptly crawled on her back, with only a slight nod from Mystee. So, we say that Lucy has "her" dog, and Mystee has "her" cat. And, I have a work partner. Oh yes, Lucy "reads" the morning paper with me at the kitchen table, laying right in front of me, usually on top of the paper.