>> he pounces *exactly* like a cat... he stares
>> at a thing intently,  then he
>> > starts this little swaying motion, the
>> crouches minutely, and then
>> > WHAM,
>>
>> coyotes and wolves do that, too.... (not to
>> mention foxes)
>>
>> > jumps up, back arched and pounces :) it's a
>> *riot* and totally  adorable :)
>
>This reminds me of my old St. Bernard, Emily.  She would suplement her diet
by
>catching mice and other small mammals when we walked in the grasslands in
the
>hills above my parents' house.  It was quite startling to see a 160 lbs of
dog
>do that stiff legged pounce and snap! and then to hear that faint
despairing
>squeak as the snack headed down to the gullet in one piece . . .
>
That's why wolves, foxes, and coyotes do it - it's a rodent catching
instinct
>
Laurie how close are Samoyeds to wolves? Phoeni


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