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Everybody says that their
cat can make a good set cat.

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But it does take a
specific animal to be able

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to stay cool and calm and collected.

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'Cause when cats are done, they're done.

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[Leeu meows]

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[Director] Action.

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So, I'm Leslie Lawrence.

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And I'm Michelle Smith.

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And this is Leeu.

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We put out a casting call
for a large cat for the show

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and he fit the bill.

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And so far he seems to
be a one-take wonder.

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He's a Maine Coon and he's two years old.

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He's 25 inches long,
with the tail 40 inches.

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He's currently 18 pounds.

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Yeah, so the first thing with cats

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is that they can spook easily.

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So we have to make sure
that the environment

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that they're in, that we put
them in, that they feel safe.

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The second thing is to
try and get him to look

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exactly at camera.

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So to do that, with him,

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because he's pretty motivated
with fast objects and he seems

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to really like the
tinfoil and the treat bag.

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So we kind of try and get
him to make the eye contact

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that they want for the shot.

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[Director] Cut it.

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<v ->Let's rescue the cat.</v>