Thanks Belfie. She does have the 'tude down pat, but like I said that is why I picked her. i wanted a cat with a bit of spunk!

I will try the hiss thing, although I tried the blowing in the face trick when she was younger and that didn't stop her so she is quite likely to just look at me like I'm an idiot and then be even more stubborn and keep going back!! I will work on it though!

She isn't really a swipey girl, not in a mean way. Every now and again I get a swipe on the ankles as a I walk past (so does the poor dog, so he rarely walks past her!! Sometimes I wonder why I don't get greeted at the door, only to find he won't walk past the cat sitting at the top of the stairs! ) I doubt she would swipe if I hissed at her. Only time will tell!

Wish me luck!!