Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Dan, Indeed, did you hear the story about the 174 Feral Chihuahuas? True story. http://tinyurl.com/sh2v http://www.thesunlink.com/redesign/2003-07-16/nationworld/203560.shtml Sonny Sunday, October 26, 2003, 6:21:14 PM, you wrote: DC> BD was being a bit sarcastic, but what happened with Roy and his tiger DC> could happen in exactly the same manner with a pet wolf. The wolf can DC> appear to fit right into the family, but then one day someone will stare at DC> the wolf the wrong way, or may stumble and fall while playing with it, or DC> run a bit too quickly away from it while being chased, and the wolf's DC> instincts can suddenly exert themselves, and he can attack. You obviously DC> had a good experience with your dog/wolf combo, but that doesn't lessen the DC> care that someone must take when deciding to keep a wolf as a pet. DC> Even among dogs there are great differences between breeds. Compare a DC> small terrier with a dog such as a mastiff. They behave like different DC> animals, yet are the same species. DC> dan c. DC> At 04:54 PM 26-10-03 -0800, you wrote: >>Dan >> >>On second thought, I never thought that I was getting a dog, I thought >>I was buying a hybrid. (Back then, they were called that). So maybe >>I wasn't a fool by your definition. >> >>I wish I could have another, but my infirmity precludes me from >>running etc. with a big dog >> >>BTW, he got along with our four cats. Two of them would try to >>snuggle next to him as he slept. >> >>Jerry >> >>Dan C wrote: >> >>> Regardless of the latin name zoologists decide to give wolves and dogs, >>> they are not the same animal. Anyone buying a wolf (or wolf/dog hybrid) >>> cub thinking they are getting a dog is a fool. >>> >>> -dan c. >>> >>> At 03:46 PM 26-10-03 -0800, Jerry Lehrer wrote: >>> > >>> >I recently found out that he could not be properly called a "hybrid", as >>> >wolves and dogs are the same species. >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, see >>> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see >>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> DC> -- DC> To unsubscribe, see DC> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Best regards, Sonny mailto:sonc@sonc.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html