She is gentle compared to when I got her as she was given to someone at 4 weeks old and kept in their bathroom until 17 weeks old when she came to me as she was unhandable she would just bite so hard she drew blood. She had not learnt acceptable cat etiquette but she was taught in a gentle but firm way and now she loves her cuddles but does occassionally still show what torties are made of but it may only be once or twice a year and she gets told a firm no and I refuse to stroke her for a couple of hours when she has just attacked me for no reason.