Steve Touchstone wrote:

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:58:20 -0800, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:



Marina wrote:


Hehehe. Nikki once scratched a pitbull's nose. He was on a leash,
though, and he didn't get mad at Nikki, he got scared and backed away
from her. Hehehe.

Actually, a really ferocious cat CAN do a lot of damage to a
much larger animal. Fortunately, most domestic cats are
more likely to run - even from dogs much smaller than they
are. However, if it were between one of the smaller WILD
cats the same size as large domestic ones (cervals, etc.),
I'd bet on the cat (they have more formidable weapons).


Back in the 70's, after I left home to join the Army, my family got
Tarheels ( theres a couple fuzzy pix in my Yahoo pet folder
http://tinyurl.com/8gca5 ). Tarheels had one litter before she was
spayed, and became very protective of HER turf. She was known for
terrorizing the neighborhood dogs, and would dash across the street to
chase any sized dog she saw. I don't know if she ever actually fought
with a dog - they all ran when they saw her coming, and she stopped
running once she put them to flight.

A friend of mine had a laid-back marmelade cat who used to
beat up on the neighbor's little miniature poodle, every
once in a while (when its constant yapping got on his nerves
too badly).