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To: DelaWhere

LOL! I wish my cats loved to ride in the car like dogs do. They HATE going to and from the cabin.

It’s great that your dogs are gentle enough that they don’t hurt the kitty. You have a great team there.


414 posted on 07/31/2009 11:25:43 AM PDT by CottonBall
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To: CottonBall

>>>It’s great that your dogs are gentle enough that they don’t hurt the kitty.<<<

LOL it is a strange relationship - dogs just want to prove they are dominant and cat lets them (up to a point).

Our rat terriers have been around the chickens since they were peeps and now, they go out to collect eggs with us and never bother them. Well, till a hen pecks their nose or something, then they need reminding to behave. But, let them catch a glimpse of a mouse in the feed area and they become vicious attack dogs.

Our male (Jake)is 1/4 border collie and 3/4 rat terrier,(got him from an Amish family) and he is very trainable. Our female (Zoe) is a miniature rat terrier and very feminine, almost always letting the male rule - UNTIL he crosses the line and tries to take a bone or treat from her - then she sounds like an enraged pit bull. She is the one who comes running to announce that Jake found the cat.

When I am transplanting into the garden, Jake watches and then digs a hole similar to the ones I make, then looks at me like ‘plant one here’.

You are right... quite a team.


417 posted on 07/31/2009 12:22:54 PM PDT by DelaWhere (When the emergency is upon us, the time of preparation has passed.)
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