George Shirley wrote:

> Kathleen wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:18:20 -0500, George Shirley wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Kathleen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cooper, our JRT, is quite adept at keeping our yard free of
>>>>> bunnies. It's amazing to see a 14 pound lap dog run down and kill a
>>>>> full grown rabbit.
>>>>>
>>>>> And it is a testament to the preventative powers of the ivermectin
>>>>> in Heartgard that none of the three dogs have required treatment
>>>>> for tapeworms, in spite of ingesting Cooper's prey.
>>>>>
>>>>> At least Cooper's depredation of the adult population have
>>>>> prevented any nests this year. That's REALLY upsetting. If you
>>>>> manage to avoid hitting them with the lawn mower, you're minding
>>>>> your own business, washing the dishes and looking out the window,
>>>>> and you see the dogs out there, scarfing something down like
>>>>> single-serving snack packs (seriously, who can stop at one?), and
>>>>> it's not until one of them flips something into the air and catches
>>>>> it it to swallow whole that you realize what they've got...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Praise them. They're doing what they were bred for. My rat terriers
>>>> have always been good at catching rats, squirrels, and the odd
>>>> rabbit that used to show up before we put up the board fence. None
>>>> of them cared to eat them and always brought them to me. I generally
>>>> would cook them up some squirrel or rabbit and they would then eat
>>>> it. More discerning palates than those rough-neck JRT's I guess.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <snort>
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>>
>> Cooper says George's dogs are dilettante posers and should have their
>> Terrier Union membership cards revoked. Geeze, even border collies
>> enjoy bunny tartare.
>>
>> "Catch it, kill it, eat it raw."
>>
>
> Now, now Cooper, my ratties are always female, of course they're more
> delicate than the leg hikers.

Egads. That's even worse. The term "bitch" didn't get to be an insult
for no reason.

For shame...