Shelly said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

And it's just not "delicate" c-cats. I've a friend's
delicate Chihuahua here for a week. Even though he
nestles as close as can be at night, he ain't dead.

Yabbut, if you had a cat there, and if he stepped on it, I
bet he'd killerate it.

You should have seen Friday last night in the horse barn. He
doesn't see cats often, but this one wandered through, perhaps
trying to be a Darwin gene pool data point.

Friday was off leash and showed real interest, though more
curiosity than kill. While I doubt he'd have really attempeted
to killerate it, there's no way I'd bet on Dog vs. Barn Cat.

Anyway, good recall is a good thing.

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.