Jack Russel Terrier trees 150 lb Mt Lion

[JayinMN]

I just read this in the startribune, thought it was kind of funny. Its no surprise for anyone with a JRT though. They think they are a lot bigger then they are.

Quote:

Small dog vs. big cat: South Dakota farmer shoots mountain lion after terrier trees animal

Associated Press

Last update: November 12, 2010 - 10:28 AM

COLMAN, S.D. - A 150-pound mountain lion was no match for a squirrel-chasing terrier on a farm in eastern South Dakota.

Jack the Jack Russell weighs only 17 pounds, and yet he managed to trap the cougar up a tree on Tuesday.

Jack's owner, Chad Strenge, told The Argus Leader that the dog "trees cats all the time," and that the plucky terrier probably "figured it was just a cat."

Professor Jonathan Jenks, who tracks cougar migration patterns, says hunters usually need two or three hounds to chase a lion up a tree. He says the cat probably wasn't hungry enough to attack Jack.

Strenge used a shotgun to knock the mountain lion from the tree and — assisted by Jack — chased and fatally shot it.

Arden Petersen, of the wildlife division of Game, Fish and Parks, told The Madison Daily Leader that no charges will be filed.

[Ufatz]

Will someone please fax me a copy of the weight, taken on a certified scale, of the lion in question.

I'd really like to see if the print out reads 150 lbs.

(rolls his big brown eyes)

[RumRiverRat]

150lbs?

Good luck with all that.

[thatoneguy]

Male mountain lions average 130-140 and can get upwards of 180...150 isn't at all unreasonable if it was a good, healthy male cat.

[rundrave]

here a couple links with pics, funny how the weight changes

http://www.brookingsregister.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=9621

http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=107051

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20101112/NEWS/11120319

[RumRiverRat]

Next time have better ammo than 8 shot in the gun when trying to kill a Cougar.

[Surface Tension]

I'm picturing Jack barking up the tree at the cougar.

But the bulldog from Tom & Jerry Is standing behind him.

[CJH]

Next time have better ammo than 8 shot in the gun when trying to kill a Cougar.

Ummm yeah, not the best choice.

Those terriers do think they are tougher than they are!!! Gotta love their spunk!

[setterguy]

Whats' that they say, its not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog..

[Jack Peterson]

"the cat probably wasn't hungry enough to attack jack."

Can't imagine a cougar not attacking a small animal because it's "not hungry."

Ahhh, Jack. What a good name for that dog.

It's probably the name of the dog that scared that cougar up that tree!