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From: mmf@sdchema.UUCP (Marsha Fanshier)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: attack cat
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Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 16:27:52 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 11 16:27:52 1985
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>Our 7 year old taby has been just as good as one could want.  Recently, he
>has increased the frequency of a protective (?) behavior that I'm looking
>for comments on.
>
>We also have a 2 1/2 year old neutered male boxer and a just acquired male
>boxer puppy (12 weeks old).  The puppy has had his ears cropped (no
>discussion on the need for ear cropping needed -- it was a hard descision
>to make, but he has champion potential and we will probably show him and no
>boxer has won with un-cropped ears) and sometimes he whines some when his
>ears get caught under him.  Well, the cat sees this as an opportunity, and
>since the cat still likes to bat the puppy around, the cat comes from
>across the room and attacks the puppy!

>Bob Kunz


Several years ago I brought a puppy home to live with us and our grown
cat.   I got very upset with the cat for being mean to the puppy but
when the pup grew to be a dog many times larger than the cat he still
had a healthy respect for the cat.

I would also say that cats have sort of a nasty sense of humor.   Several
people I know who have had the combination of a cat, a dog and a doggie
door have found that the cat will sit by the doggie door for hours waiting
for the dog to poke his nose out so that the cat can whack it.   I
guess that's why I've always loved cats --  when you're not as big as
the opposition you've got to learn to fight dirty.

Marsha