Yeah, he'll just lay in my hand in a ball. He even rests his head on my hand and I've heard (don't know if it's true) that they don't usually rest their heads on people. And he lets me rub under his head, like on his "chin." I think mostly he's on alert when my son and other pets are around. I usually handle him on the couch and tell the dogs to go away so they're not close to him but they are in the same room usually.