Catspaws [noun]

The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.

The bear watched him narrowly with its wicked little eyes, though it did not see fit to cease its paw-licking.

The fresh imprint of a tiger's paw upon the pathway gives the same sort of feel to the Indian herdsman.

Bruno was then introduced to each of the scouts, and they seemed to pass muster, for to each one he offered his paw.

But this dog's tail was wagging, certainly, so Jess bent over without fear to look at the paw.

Then she held the soft paw firmly with her left hand, and pulled steadily on the thorn with her right hand.

The fourth paw, nicely bandaged with Jess' handkerchief, he held up out of harm's way.

Meanwhile Benny looked on with great delight as Watch tried to bury his bone with only one paw to dig with.

The nimble little rogue darted into a hole before kitty could even get her paw on his tail.

He had the rifle in his hand but the tiger was reaching over the howdah and stretching out his paw to get him.