Bengals are very dangerous in the same way wolf-dogs are huh?-...people assume they are a cat/dog and treat them as such ignoring the wild animal part that is inbred in them...We were just talking about that...I'd love get a Wolf but I have dogs and kids and the chase instinct and response to any type of "weakness" will most likely result in a dangerous incident...just not worth the risk to me, or in creating an irresponsible unfair situation to all here.
I think the point was if a Yorkie gets into the yard of another big dog...its tough luck Yorkie...stinks though one would think peopel would appropriately train their animals...but hey dog are territorial...your own yard is your own yard...raccoons adn skunks come in mine, of course they are a threat to my dogs so I don't let them get "territorial"
I had a Russian Dwarf Hamster when I first got Scoobers...oh boy that was fun he tried so hard to get on the counter where the cage was! Thankfully he was terrified of the hamster in the ball so it worked out..well the hamster kicked it a couple months after having Scoobers, but I'd not get any other rodent now that we have terriers...hm oh and chickens...Scoobers will escape, break a leash, and runs blocks away to get to the neighbor who has chicken in the back yard...
I'm a little taken back people said "was the Yorkie hurt" but no concerned questions about the cat at first...I mean I was concerned about that too as anyone would be in a dog cat, any type of animal fight...but uh again...was any attempt made to ensure the cat was dead at the time it was just dumped in the trash, finding an owner-how do you know it's feral? I'm not a cat person, still car about them, and fed the feral ones before...
Of course I'm also the genius who mentioned to the animal control officer," I'm really concerned about the feral cats around the neighborhood someone is cutting the tip off one ear on almost all of them..." 
<- yeah, that's the look I got too.
No offense OP I see you answered some of that...but anywho I was deeply concerned about those points also...
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Originally Posted by trin7  I'm a bit shocked by what I've been reading. I think it's pretty sad, how much we pamper our little yorkies with dresses, bows, strollers, etc. but when another species is killed by a yorkie, people here are sounding pretty callous. Up until 10 years ago, I raised Bengal cats, only stopping when my daughter came into our lives. Cats are gentle, loving beings. Yes, they kill birds and mice, etc. but I've rarely met a cat that will attack a person; can't say that about dogs. So are people saying that if one of our yorkies gets out of our homes and is killed by a big dog, then it's tough luck for the owner because the dog had no right to be outside of their home. I agree the original OP should be free to let her dog in her own backyard but try to have a bit of sympathy for this poor cat. I have never let my Bengals outside as I know there are many dangers outside, but let's have a bit of equality in respect for a precious being. |