"Now, I Think I Fear Him More..."

Thus was the quote of a New Jersey housewife in regards to a neighbourhood cat. Jack, it seems, is a little territorial. He likes to chase small animals out of the yard. It appears he also likes to torment a Labrador retriever now and then. Yet, like many cats, Jack's sense of territory is his own making and doesn't respect or reflect current property division lines of the humans in the neighbourhood.

But, why would this housewife "fear" this neighbourhood cat? Jack's an orange tabby with white paws, who weighs in at around 15 pounds, and is declawed.

It probably has something to do with the black bear that Jack chased up a tree. Twice. That's right. Jack. The cat. The declawed cat. A black bear. Up a tree. Twice. Not the cat up the tree. Cat on the ground, bear up the tree. Get the picture? Here's the picture:


The bear was up in the tree for about fifteen minutes before venturing down, where it was then cahsed by Jack and up another tree. Jack's owner then took pity on the bear and called Jack home. Jack was apparently quite pleased with himself, and rubbed up against everyone's legs as he sauntered home. Jack rocks that city block!

And my fierce little kitty? Still scared of Gerald and that crazy hopping thing that he does...