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> On 12/29/2015 8:37 AM, Gary wrote:
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> > Here's a pic of Mr.Kitty checking one out. He knew that small pets
> > here were off-limits so he didn't try to eat one.
> > http://i63.tinypic.com/34t8qd3.jpg
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> How did you get him to go against nature?

We had a hunting killer-cat who never, ever touched our freerange hens
chicks or ducklings, she understood warnings they were completely off
limits.

In the same way (intelligent) dogs can easily be taught to distinguish
permitted chasing/killing from prey that's totally banned.

I used to have a collie who if he saw a hen had unruly new chicks, he
would lie guarding them. If one escaped from its mother he would very
gently pick it up and return it to her, (or occasionally, me) completely
unhurt.

Janet UK