[PyrNet-L] Chat: a funny story

[EandUnge@aol.com]

Sunday was pretty funny;  I was walking my two pyrs down the sidewalk. They 
were walking together, over 240 lbs of pyr together side by side.  From a 
driveway up ahead about 15 feet comes a pretty big persian-type cat.  I'd say 
about 16-20 lbs or just alot of fur. But about that size.  He is strolling 
down the driveway at a leisurely pace and sees the dogs.  Usually cats stop, 
or hiss and hold their ground, twitch their tales, run away, or do something 
indicating that they are startled at the very least.  Not this cat.  By this 
time he's on the sidewalk.  He turns toward the dogs, gives a HUGE yawn and 
plunks right down in the middle of the sidewalk facing the dogs, about 10 
feet in front of them, as though nothing of interest was occurring.  
Meanwhile I've stopped and am holding the pyrs, waiting to see  what the cat 
was going to do because Boris was most interested.  I couldn't believe it 
when he did that!   His owner had been backing his truck out of the driveway 
but had stopped in the street to observe what was going on.   When the cat 
sat, he got out of the car and scooped his cat off the sidewalk, resolving 
the whole situation.  But as I told him, the cat would have no doubt had his 
way with Boris and been most safe.  That cat had no fear, Boris' nightmare.  
Boris avoids our outside cat (a scrawny 10 pds) at home, who bats Boris, the 
140 lb pyr, with impunity, and Boris takes it.  AHe is literally 
pussy-whipped.  He won't go outside when the cat is at the doorway, and when 
he has to walk by the cat, he scrunches up his eyes and makes a run for it.  
The sidewalk cat had Boris pegged from the start.  (Sierra could care less)   

Elisa