Growing up, we had a female cat AND dogs. One was a German shepherd. One day the shepherd walked by the cat sitting on the arm of the couch. She reached out with her front claws and grabbed his snout just enough to make him freeze. She gave him about three licks with her tongue and then let him go on his way. My wife and I had a couple of cats we picked up in Korea and brought home. One was very gentle and liked to sit on my lap with my legs crossed until my leg went completely asleep. That was painful. We have four now with one fat, little female who likes to sleep at times right by my head. My wife told me once that is an indication of how much the cat trusts you.