I'm Jen, caregiver to the late, great Rumpydog and now to some rather pesky kitties. You can follow us on Twitter - @FineMellowFella and @HissyFitJones. And don't forget to LIKE our Facebook pages! Thanks!
I grew up in rural Colorado, and my father raised Dobermans. We used to free-range all our dogs, and the neighbors (closest one, about a mile away) used to do the same. Not just dogs, but cats too. When I was about 7, and my brother about 5, we were out playing in the woods when one of our Dobermans encountered a neighborâs tom. Of course my brother and I tried to separate the two animals, but we were just children, and the two would have none of it. In hindsight, one of us could have ran and gotten an adult, but for whatever reason, neither of us did. It was a melee. The animals fought for what seemed to us, like an hour. The Doberman had the cat pinned up against a tree. The cat did a sort of a somersault, and ended up on its back, underneath the Dobermanâs neck. The cat reached up with all four claws, and dug in - holding on for dear life. The Doberman shook and shook, trying to disengage the cat from its neck. Eventually, the dog bled out, and died. Not a cheery story, by any means, and Iâm sorry for that - here on such a happy site as RumpyDog - but on that day, my brother and I both learned that size means nothing, and a cat can kill a dog.
Again, my apologies for this story.
FWIW - As an adult, I do feel a certain amount of guilt and regret for our mishandling of the situation, but as I said, we were just children, at the time.
Hehehehe,xx Speedy
Posted by speedyrabbit | August 23, 2014, 5:29 AMMEOW! Rabbits are ALMOST as good as cats though.
Posted by rumpydog | August 23, 2014, 6:14 AMYes youâre better than me and yes, youâre the best June Buggie! đ
Posted by eripanwkevin | August 23, 2014, 5:36 AMMEOW! I like the way you think.
Posted by rumpydog | August 23, 2014, 6:14 AMyes, animals are the better people :o)
Posted by easyweimaraner | August 23, 2014, 5:51 AMAnd cats are better than dogs. MEOW!
Posted by rumpydog | August 23, 2014, 6:14 AMthatâs true…sometimes :o) hahahahaha
Posted by easyweimaraner | August 23, 2014, 6:39 AMBOL! Our kitty would totally agree with you! đ
Posted by Miley | August 23, 2014, 7:13 AMMEOW! Us cats gotta stick together!
Posted by rumpydog | August 23, 2014, 8:45 AMOuch! Not sure the Boxer dogs would agree đ
Posted by shacklefordlb | August 23, 2014, 7:30 AMDogs….. *rolls eyes*
Posted by rumpydog | August 23, 2014, 8:45 AMI grew up in rural Colorado, and my father raised Dobermans. We used to free-range all our dogs, and the neighbors (closest one, about a mile away) used to do the same. Not just dogs, but cats too. When I was about 7, and my brother about 5, we were out playing in the woods when one of our Dobermans encountered a neighborâs tom. Of course my brother and I tried to separate the two animals, but we were just children, and the two would have none of it. In hindsight, one of us could have ran and gotten an adult, but for whatever reason, neither of us did. It was a melee. The animals fought for what seemed to us, like an hour. The Doberman had the cat pinned up against a tree. The cat did a sort of a somersault, and ended up on its back, underneath the Dobermanâs neck. The cat reached up with all four claws, and dug in - holding on for dear life. The Doberman shook and shook, trying to disengage the cat from its neck. Eventually, the dog bled out, and died. Not a cheery story, by any means, and Iâm sorry for that - here on such a happy site as RumpyDog - but on that day, my brother and I both learned that size means nothing, and a cat can kill a dog.
Again, my apologies for this story.
FWIW - As an adult, I do feel a certain amount of guilt and regret for our mishandling of the situation, but as I said, we were just children, at the time.
Posted by bitcodavid | August 23, 2014, 8:02 AMMEOW! You carry guilt for things that happened as a child, whereas many adults carry no guilt for things far worse. Give yourself a break, will ya?
Posted by rumpydog | August 23, 2014, 8:46 AMha ha ha - pinned it!
Posted by cecilia | August 23, 2014, 8:47 AMMEOWWWW!!!!!!
Posted by rumpydog | August 23, 2014, 8:48 AMpeep..
Posted by cecilia | August 23, 2014, 9:37 AMhahahah, youâre probably right! BOL
Posted by The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap | August 23, 2014, 9:28 AMMOL! good one, June Buggie!
Posted by The Island Cats | August 23, 2014, 6:58 PMAlways be truthful!
Posted by corkscot | August 23, 2014, 7:29 PMHa!!!! You crazy cat!
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Posted by Jenna,Mark âHuskyCrazedâ Drady | August 23, 2014, 8:29 PMYes. Yes, June Buggie, you are đ
Posted by Nature by Dawn | August 26, 2014, 9:48 AM