bear is gray - when I joined the QB, I had not thought of a screen name -
Bear was a shaggy-haired cat with blue gray fur - I still miss him
He was a stray - and his tail was loaded with burs - and he did not mind (too much) having them brushed out. He was not skittery when I let him in. I have no idea where he came from - because he was an adult when I met him.
I started calling him Blueberry because of his color, and then he was Boo-Boo for a while (DH was not as fond of him as I was), and then he ended up being called Bear.
When he was held, he would turn himself so that he would be held like a baby - with his back against my arms and his tummy up.