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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Blue Heeler?  Their game *is* to chase and then nail the animal on the heels 
to make them do what they want.  They'll happily take on a Santa Gertrudis 
or Brahma bull and run them ragged!  Maybe a year or two old rescue male?

Or a hound?  Now that's something a hound just purely loves.  O.K., so most 
folks don't "like" hounds but there are hounds and there are hounds <g> 
Curs (they are a breed, doesn't mean mongrel) and Leopard Hounds.  Aren't 
floopy eared or excessive droolers AND very protective and anti roaming 
critters.

Kahlua, DH's torti-point Siamese chases deer <g>  You could probably get 
your "tiger" to take them on too.  The deer seem much more afraid of the cat 
than they do the dogs!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com>

> That would be me.
>
> We have two, ours are just not exceptionally talented. Sweet Pea is a 
> female
> 4.5 year old BC who chases the deer, sometimes. She has quite the bark.
> Jack, the male BC, will be 11 on Christmas. He has a pedigree bloodline
> going back to Scotland and came with the farm. Jack moves slowly these 
> days
> and is not the dominant dog. When we bought the place, Jack and Flop, a
> female BC, came with the farm. She passed on 18 months after we moved in.
> Flop was also dominant. Jack apparently has 'issues' and needs to see a
> therapist, but we love him as he is.
>
> What we might need is a third dog, but we don't relish the idea of a hyper
> puppy any time soon. We know Jack has limited time or at least he acts 
> like
> he does.
>
> Oldest son worked with a Vet last summer (a year ago), she trains BCs and
> owns several. She told Spencer that since BCs are natural herding dogs it
> goes against their instinct to chase. Makes sense. Our dog would prefer to
> invite the deer for dinner or for another free snack of
> peaches/apples/pears/berries. Time and again, Sweet Pea will chase and 
> stop
> 20-30 ft short of the deer then trot back to the house. Job done. The deer
> bounds off or doesn't. If the deer moved at all or to the edge of the
> field/woods, half the time it watches the dog come back and then meanders 
> up
> for another round.
>
> You should have seen me earlier this summer, calling my dog as I chased 
> the
> deer. When she finally joined me and did something, I gave her a dog
> biscuit.
>
> Most of the time it seems like we're developing a petting zoo. They stroll
> through our yard completely at peace. I didn't mind the deer until they 
> ate
> half my garden and hurt the trees inside the garden. Now we mind.
>
> Our hardest working pet is Hobbes, the miniature golden tiger (stray cat).
> No small beast is safe in his range, in fact, we are grooming him to go
> after the deer.
>
> Lisa
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