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Originally Posted by lexi43  Steve that's not funny and I'm sure Marge didn't think so either. I hope you were just joking. As a person who has 5 dogs and 15 cats I am a total animal lover and I would never want an animal trained to kill another animal. |
While I would never actually go out and buy mice for Jackson to kill (I know Steve was joking anyways), it wouldn't really bother me if Jackson killed a mouse... it's not something you
have to train them to do, it's instinct. It's in their nature and what they were bred for. Back before dogs were simply companions, they were all bred for a job..... Border Collies to herd sheep, Rottweilers to pull carts and be guard dogs, lots of little terriers were ratters! It's still in their genetic makeup to do so. Doesn't mean they ALL will, but alot might. Lots encourage it, ever seen lure coursing? A sport where the dogs chase a real rat (though they save the rat)... it's an interesting thing to watch. Or Earth Dog. These are all sports to encourage their natural instinct. People who have pet snakes buy mice to feed their snakes... I find it gross but it's what they are MEANT to eat... it's just the natural food chain, it happens.