pound for pound, the best fighting dogs in the world. if they grew to 60 lbs. and had a bad attitude (like a pitbull) they would be banned in every city. i had one attack a ass-shot doe once...funniest dam thing i ever seen. cats don't visit here. when i lived with my brother, and we had a pack of 3 rat dogs, i sic'd them on a few cats and they (the cats) got shredded. my brother has a small one that thinks he's a coon hound. doesn't wait for the big dog, wants to kill the coon by himself