<snip> >Well, I caught her today, eating the leaves from my catnip >plant, and then topping off w/ a leaf or two from my meager >pepper collection. <snip> >Seems even the dogs [ unless new to the street] will actually >cross the road to go around her<G>. THAT should prove >interesting when my son comes back home from Barbers >Point and brings his "Cat-Friendly" 1/2 rot and 1/2 lab. Odds? I had another cat a long time back that commanded the same respect from German shepherds, and she didn't eat chiles. My money's on the Chile-Head Cat. Scott... unless the dog eats habs whole... KCK