unfortunately bill, a sighthound is bred to be so jazzed up from the prey running that Maddy likely may not notice the cat scratching her at all. Sighthounds have the strongest prey drives of just about any dog out there.
----- Original Message ----- From: "William Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 8:18 AM Subject: Re: A Greyhound called Maddy > Lol you got maddy keep her you cant just get rid of her. Make the commitment > to get it right, besides the only people who kept the cat from defending > herself was the one who put the pink claws on her :) > > You could take them off and then a few good swipes to the dog and the doggie > wont go messign with the cat. > > But seriously just give it some time you cant get a new dog just to get rid > of it its not fair to the animal so you're stuck with her either way. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:51 AM > Subject: RE: A Greyhound called Maddy > > > > Funny you mention this, Maddy just caught the cat for the first time. > > And now won't settle down. I know it had to happen sooner or later, but > > boy was I shaking from it. Everyone's fine, Snoopy's missing a chunk of > > fur, my nerves are shot and Maddy's pacing back and forth ... > > > > But it could have been worse, and it is only Day 2. It happened right in > > front of me, so I was ready to rush to Snoopy's defense (I don't let > > Maddy out of my sight, and actually she's pretty good with sticking by > > my side.) > > > > I feel the worst for Snoopy, as it has to be traumatizing, and I know > > he's just a cat to most people, but he's my boy. With the cute fat face > > and the soft black and white fur. :( > > > > So this is what threads my mind while trying to get my work done. Ha! > > Someone make me a drink! All rum and a splash of coke please! So why do > > we want a dog? Cause we are insane!!!! > > > > But we will succeed, with or without Maddy ... If it's not Maddy we'll > > try again with another. And if that one doesn't work, we'll give another > > one a go.... <sigh> > > > > This is not for the weak hearted, and you people with kids! Oh my > > heaven's, I'm glad we aren't having kids, I could never be a parent. > > <shudder> Bad enough looking after fur kids. > > > > <sigh> > > > > *** gulp, gulp, gulp *** > > > > 'Nother round please! > > > > Erika > > With a Shaky K > > > > >>| From: Andre Turrettini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >>| > > >>| Hi Erika, > > >>| I had this experience with my dog Max. Sweetest dog in the > > >>| world. That is unless youre not canine or human. So, of > > >>| course my girlfriend has guinea pigs. I didn't think it > > >>| would be too bad. Boy was I wrong! Anyway, a week into > > >>| ownership, I accidentally left both doors that access her > > >>| office open and I'm doing laundry in the basement directly > > >>| below the guineapig room. > > >>| > > >>| I hear a noise. I think to my self. 'hmm. Whats that?' > > >>| > > >>| I hear a lourder noise then a whole bunch of them. Sounds > > >>| like theres a hurricane in the guinea pig room. > > >>| > > >>| HOLY CRAP! Thoughts of myself being in the dog house and > > >>| max back in the pound fleet across my mind. I took off up > > >>| the stairs as fast as my legs can move. I'm powersliding > > >>| across the wood floor trying to make turns as fast as I > > >>| can. Theres like 6 turns. I got holes in my socks now. I > > >>| get to the bedroom which connects to the guineapig room. I > > >>| see the pig running toward a corner(yea its pretty > > >>| stooopid) and max moving towards him. I use the last of my > > >>| inertia to hurl myself across the room. I'm like superman > > >>| flying above the scene. In front of me I see the guineapig > > >>| get to the corner and turn around to meet its fate. Below > > >>| me, I see max moving smoothly towards him, eyes keenly > > >>| focused. I'm coming down now slowly it seems. Right on > > >>| top of him. I crash down on him and stop him 1 foot from > > >>| his prize. Luckily I don't hurt him. > > >>| > > >>| So he looks up at me wondering what the hell I'm doing. > > >>| Its almost like what did you do that for! > > >>| > > >>| Anyway, The guineapig lives but I still get into the dog > > >>| house. Apparently Max had grabbed it in his mouth and > > >>| shook it. It had huge swaths of fur missing. It was > > >>| pretty much a crisis in our relationship! But somehow > > >>| everyone survived. > > >>| > > >>| So just be carefull! > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
