I find this extremely tempting. Do you think they'd be able to "fight off" a friendly, but aggressively playing German Shorthair ?

My neighbor tried the "barn cat" thing with little bitty kittens. With a young toddler playing around outside, of course the kittens found their way over to our house for affections.


My dog killed 3 of the 4. Not from anger, but from aggressive play and not understanding the fragility of a teacup sized kitten.

The 4th, the dog eventually left alone (shock collar) and the kitten was smart enough to climb on the firewood stack to stay out of his reach. But the 4th I'm pretty sure died from a Copperhead bite.

The copperheads have since been dispatched. But living in the country, the mice/rate/gopher population is always a problem.

A couple of hisses and claw swipes from an older kitty should be enough to let the German shorthair know not to trifle with them. I'm willing to provide the occasional bowl of food, and saucer of milk for some exceptional employees.....your thoughts ?

As long as they would have escape routes and ways to get out of reach of the dog, I think it would probably be okay. They're about 3-4 pounds each and pretty skittish. In general, they'll probably just stay out of the dog's way as much as possible.

Saratoga, didn't hear back from you. Are you still interested in the cats?

We could use some more at Flying Ace. Our tenants love the cats we have as of now but they are getting old and fat. And slow . :-)

They still need work and they are young and fit!

I'm new to this forum and not sure how things work...is there a way to send a private message so I can send you my email address?

cs-barncats - If you follow the second link in Jeffrey Leatherwood's post, www.buyaggieland.com , there is an "email me" link on the left hand side of the page.

Thank you!