Dog in tree.

[JohnnyJones]

This is Ted. He'd chased the cat you can see in the top of the tree last night. When I took the photo it was funny, but it wasn't funny as he kept climbing with the cat hissing and spitting at him. I climbed up and got him from about where the cat is in the picture. How can one dog cause so much trouble.

[Jasandjules]

You need to control your terrier.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I'm sure there's a joke about bark in there somewhere

[bexVN]

I'm more concerned that the poor cat got down ok. I'm guessing that knowing your dogs history that cat was in serious trouble had it been caught!

One for the album I guess!

[JohnnyJones]

The cat's feral and yes is fine and well. I don't know who was more surprised, me or the cat when Ted started climbing!

[NDA]

Is that a Border?

[JohnnyJones]

Lakeland.

[bexVN]

JohnnyJones said:

The cat's feral and yes is fine and well. I don't know who was more surprised, me or the cat when Ted started climbing!

Fair enough, pretty capable of looking after itself then!

[NDA]

Fine looking dog. Good natured?

[Turn7]

JohnnyJones said:

Lakeland.

:LIKE:

Lovely looking hound

[JohnnyJones]

Yeah, not sure about these cats here, they're bigger than a domestic cat for sure and super fierce. I don't see them often.

[JohnnyJones]

NDA said:

Fine looking dog. Good natured?

Good as gold except for with other entire male dogs. Manageable though.

[JohnnyJones]

Turn7 said:

:LIKE:

Lovely looking hound

Cheers, he's 6 now and a real character. Too clever by half!

[Who me ?]

DON'T let him pass his climbing secrets on . My terror would like to know how to get up a tree to catch his favourite prey- Squirrels. I've seen him leap almost six feet chasing one.

[Simpo Two]

Well if you're going to have dogs climbing trees then I want cats that can fly!


That would give the local blackbirds a surprise - scramble take off from lawn, emergency climb to 20 feet, look behind and see hard-flapping moggy just behind

[NDA]

I've not seen a Terrier catch a squirrel - I know they love chasing them. If they do succeed, what happens? Kill it and leave it? Or do they eat them?!

[JohnnyJones]

NDA said:

I've not seen a Terrier catch a squirrel - I know they love chasing them. If they do succeed, what happens? Kill it and leave it? Or do they eat them?!

Kill it (quickly) and leave it. Pretty nasty things squirrels.

[NDA]

JohnnyJones said:

Kill it (quickly) and leave it. Pretty nasty things squirrels.

I agree, I shoot a lot of them. Just curious what a terrier does.

[Who me ?]

NDA said:

I agree, I shoot a lot of them. Just curious what a terrier does.

I'd say ,it flips it and breaks it's neck in the process. My terror got hold of a dead rat and did exactly that . It's in it's breeding and nature .

[JohnnyJones]

Terriers are very efficient killers. That's what they are for after all. With small stuff like squirrels they try to get a hold as close to the back of the neck as possible and then shake it like mad to stop the animal being able to bite them while they bite through the spinal cord. I have been told before that the shaking breaks the animals neck, but that's not true.