[Spktyr]

Safer to entirely skip the entire canine genus and go with felines instead. :D

[from occupied ga]

I can’t remember the last time I read about a cat jumping over a fence and mauling some child (although I did find a half mouse on the doorstep the other morning which I suspect was a present from the neighbors cat)

[Lazamataz]

Safer to entirely skip the entire canine genus and go with felines instead. :D

Says you. When I don't come up with food on time, my cats start licking me.

I call it 'taste sampling'.

[beenaround]

Chose felines over dogs?

You never met our cat we affectionately (sometimes) called the Mass Mauler (we lived on Cape Cape). He would wait in hiding around a corner and as the spirit struck him he would launch himself at those walking by, wrap himself around an ankle and commence gnawing (he didn't break the skin, well hardly ever anyway.)

He would also walk up to you and stare at you with his ears flattened and tail swishing (attack signal) and if you pointed at him he would leap up and again wrap himself around your arm and use his back legs to “play” at tearing you up as real cats will do in a fight. However ours never extended his claws.

WE had a 95 lb German Shepherd and the cat was absolute King. The dog knew it too was smart enough to stay away when the cat decided to “play”. He would stalk the dog and the poor animal would get a panicked look on her face and wouldn't know what to do, mostly stood there with her eyes rolling looking as if she wanted to disappear. Sometimes if he got close enough he would leap at the dogs head and wrap front paws around dogs neck and hang on while the dog tried to shake her off.

All in fun and 10 minutes later they would be laying down curled out next to each other. He was a ferocious and fearless hunter and brought us rabbits, mice and chipmunks almost every day.

Finally, if you were not family, putting your hand out to pet him was definitely not a good idea.

[moovova]

One of each here. But, I’m pretty sure that Her Royal Highness thinks she’s a dog.

[jrg]

Safer to entirely skip the entire canine genus and go with felines instead. :D

You must not have been exposed to Golden Retrievers. There's not a mean bone in their body. They are NOT the dog to get as a guard dog, because they are such "people" dogs.

[IMR 4350]

When I was about 4 or 5 yo, my grandmothers cat attacked me for no reason. Just ran out from under her house and climbed me like I was a tree.

I caught the cat and stuffed in the mailbox, then waited for the mailman.

Watching the mailman open the mailbox with that cat in it was a sight to behold.