> I don't think anyone's disputing that Orlanthi use cats for hunting. The
> debate seems to be whether they use them for *herding*. I am firmly in the
> camp that finds this ridiculous. If a cat ever did stoop to doing dogs'
> work, it would be as rare and marvellous as that irrepresibly cute
> sheep-pig in "Babe", but in this case would be of no honour to the cat.
> Just to put all my views on the table, I believe that all* Orlanthi:
> b. culturally use dogs for herding
Why not pigs? I mean, if dogs are right out? "Babe" may be fictional, but if dogs didn't exist, pigs would fill the same niche. They're intelligent enough to be very trainable, and less individually selfish than Cats.
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