We have a 13 year old house cat named "Taz" - Don and I inherited him when his daughter moved home and then moved out (she moved home with Taz and moved out with No Taz!). He is a great cat - very dog like in every sense of the word - friendly with all company, great with the dogs - even the silly spotty-dogs who have never seen a cat before. He has patience like I have never seen, though all puppies learn that a good swat across the nose means business. He greets us at the door and sits on our laps for hours..... Then there is the bite.............. You can be petting him, watching tv and he'll be purring up a storm and then suddenly, he turns around and grabs you by the arm and clamps down... D*MN cat.... He is also notorious for chasing feet and ankles, particularily if you are wearing a bathrobe... I am not a cat person and there will be no more cats after this one (I hate them on my furniture, etc), but as cats go, with the exception of the biting portion, this one is a good cat... And I have heard that Maine Coon cats are the best... but give me a dog any day! Jess M.Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com)& The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC)Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================