>>> Continued from previous message   
   That's not funny.  Had tiny teethmark holes in the crotch   
   of my pants, that's how close a call it was.   
      
   RW>Have seen that.  They're agile in lots of ways,   
   RW>because of waht they were bred to do, go into badger holes.   
      
   Not just badger holes, but also other game.  Extremely   
   strong dogs, surprising to folks who are not familiar.   
      
   >LL>It was a friendly dog, and I had never had any problem   
   >LL>being around it, the dog even allowing me and others to   
   >LL>pet it.  And, aside from cats, seemed to be tame and   
   >LL>non-threatening.  But it was trained to obey that one   
   >LL>command...   
      
   RW>They have very powerful legs for as short as said legs are,   
   RW>but then they need 'em for what they're bred to do.   
      
   Bred for a specific purpose.  We do it not just with dogs,   
   but with other animals as well.  Selective breeding.  It is   
   not just for animals, but also for humans.  Only we do not   
   call it that when we do it for ourselves.   
      
   RW>And yes, to respond to one of your earlier comments I"ve   
   RW>snipped, I've been a dog owner off and on most of my life,   
   RW>trained my own dog guide once, and assisted a friend in   
   RW>training hers.   
      
   Miniature horses are all the rage today.  Especially in the   
   Natchez, Mississippi area.  Kids find those animals to be "cute",   
   but most adults know and understand those animals are bred (and   
   trained) for a very specific purpose, rather than for show.   
      
   --Lee   
      
      
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