rw wrote:
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It's not so much the genetics of the dog that determines whether it
misbehaves (like running after game and disobeying voice commands),
although genetics makes a difference. It's the commitment and the
competence of the owner to train the dog properly.

He's trained as best I could train him, but you're right, whatever
shortcomings in his training are the result of my incompetence not
his. On the other hand, you try to train a coon hound *not* to
chase coons and let me know how that works out.

I also have two very well fed cats that roam outdoors, and that to the
best of my knowledge don't kill birds, much less raccoons.

Yeah, I had you figured for an irresponsible "cat person" all along.

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Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rw wrote:

I also have two very well fed cats that roam outdoors, and that to the
best of my knowledge don't kill birds, much less raccoons.


Yeah, I had you figured for an irresponsible "cat person" all along.


The problem with cats killing birds is mainly with feral cats. They have
to kill birds to eat, and as far as I'm concerned feral domestic cats
should be exterminated. Well fed housecats usually won't bother, and if
they do they're pretty ineffective.

BTW, when my Golden Retriever, Arlo (an extremely obedient and well
trained dog) was a puppy, he found a baby squirrel in my yard that had
fallen from its nest. I found him carrying it around. It was slimy and
terrified, but otherwise none the worse for the experience. I put it in
a box and its mother came down from the trees and carried it off.

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Well fed housecats usually won't bother, and if they do they're pretty
ineffective.

You don't know much about domestic cats, do ya.

Domestic cats never loose there predatory instincts and will hunt regardless
of how well they are fed.

Mark

rw wrote in news:Y5j7e.5849$lP1.5570
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Well fed housecats usually won't bother, and if
they do they're pretty ineffective.


My friends extremely well fed housecat just killed his neighbors dog a few
months ago. It was a big dog, too.

Scott

Scott Seidman wrote:

My friends extremely well fed housecat just killed his neighbors dog a few
months ago. It was a big dog, too.

Tell your neighbor to keep him away from ol' Kipper.

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....I would have to agree, just that a well fed domestic doesn't eat his
kill....

john

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"rw" wrote in message
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Well fed housecats usually won't bother, and if they do they're pretty
ineffective.

You don't know much about domestic cats, do ya.

Domestic cats never loose there predatory instincts and will hunt
regardless
of how well they are fed.

Mark