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From: annej@hammer.UUCP (Anne Jacko)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Bobcats as Pets
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Date: Mon, 11-Jun-84 13:34:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 11 13:34:57 1984
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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