We have Nicholas!!! He is an Oriental mix with the voice to boot!! He is the DIRECTOR of the house, and lets my husband know that it is time TO PLAY BALL the moment he walks into the house upon his arrival home!!! Nicholas will PERSIST until you do what he wants. Nicholas is 9 and a kidney cat controlled by diet. When I showed a judge at the cat show his photo, she remarked " O, what a lovely Cameo cat you have there!!!" Apparently, a Cameo is a white cat with a light colour(in Nicholas' case it is buff)and when you pet in the opposite direction(up not down)the fur is white!! I think that is the right explanation? But aren't talkers wonderful!!