Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Tek) 9/26/83; site hammer.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!orca!hammer!annej From: annej@hammer.UUCP (Anne Jacko) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: Bobcats as Pets Message-ID: <766@hammer.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Jun-84 13:34:57 EDT Article-I.D.: hammer.766 Posted: Mon Jun 11 13:34:57 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Jun-84 04:59:38 EDT References: <815@trwrb.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR Lines: 19 I read a book called "Man Meets Dog" by animal psychologist (yes, I guess they exist) Konrad Lorenz. He too talks about the pack instinct in dogs, and the fact that it is missing in cats. Another interesting premise of his is that certain breeds of dogs regard their owners as "pack leaders" while other breeds regard their owners as "parents." He calls these two kinds of dogs "wolf dogs" and "jackal dogs" respectively. Wolf dogs are the breeds which sort of look like wolves--huskies, Malamuts, Samoyeds, chows, German Shepherds. Since my personal prejudice is that these and related breeds are the smartest, I enjoyed his theory and it reinforced my resolve to only own this kind of dog (it's fun being pack leader, after all). He had just a few words to say about cats--mostly that they still have such wild instincts and he finds it amazing that they can live such a dual life--snoozing by the fire and out maiming birds. Again, being a cat lover and respecter of their hunting ability, I enjoyed this. -- A. Jacko, Tektronix