>Was it a Jack Russell? We had a Jack that we loved. It was a great family dog until one day a stray cat jumped into the yard and it killed it out of instinct. They are actually bred to hunt rats. Since that day he thought our family cat (who we had for 9 years) was dinner. I had to find a home for him but luckily I found a family who already had a Jack Russell (so they knew their disposition and habits) who was looking for a companion for her.

The dog was a pure bred yardianer... i.e. had a dachshund somewhere in the ancestry (short legs etc), but was otherwise just the regular mix of anything with anything :).