Yea, my experience with 'unfriendly' cats was that one they see you're going to be gentle with them, they are very sweet and sensitive. Bri is a lot that way too.
Cats aren't puppies, to run to you and demant play and attention no matter how you treat them, you have to come to them. My honey is more of a dog person, I think.

Ashley is in a foster home with one of those intense little dogs that is hyper gets upset and yaps at everything - no wonder she's scared and intimidated. Plus her name too, vocalize Ashley - shounds like a hiss!  I love the name itself, but kitty isn't going to come to you if she thinks she's being hissed at. She doesn't know Ashley is a beautiful 'hooman' name.

Hi, my namez: "NO, Bad Kitteh, NO!"  Whaz yurs?
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