UPDATE on the What is this pic.
 

OK this is a new pic of the DOGS/CATS thing that I put on here a while back. And still not a great pic but its alot closer. so guys what do you think?

Looks like a panther!!!!

It's not a cat I do know that

Not a dog ....thought so at first but panther/cat makes sense b/c of the hump (shoulder) that most cats have esp while prowling

Well this one should get interesting....
-Jake

skinny dog

Dog.......

On second thought, this thing just walked within 5ft of your cam, why didn't you look at the prints? Problem solved!

Looks like a black lab.

Not enough ass to be a cat in my opinion.




Mitch

Here we go again.

Not this time! :) Here's the missing head :cool15:
Live it up! Doug

This is taking in MS and we have not had rain in like 50 days to the ground is hard as a rock so there was no prints..
Also im not trying to start anything i just want some ideas what it is..

Its a skinny dog. The way you can tell is by the hind quarters and tail. If it were a cat, the skin flap would not be that far up the inner hind quarter like it is.
The second part is the tail. I have seen several cats on trail cameras and all of their tails were stretched out farther from the body and not so raised as this one is. My .02 cents.

I can't believe this is still being debated! It looks just like my 8 month old lab pup without question it's a dog, lab type.

another dog pic you should move that cam farther away from town so you can get some deer pics.

Ok heres my opinion.
I believe its a panther.
1:Tail curls to much to be a dog.( at least any larger dog)
2:Shoulder blades built for jumping
3:Longer body
4:Skinny body
5:Black......

The only question I'd have is that shoulder blade. That is a very defined shoulder blade for a dog.
-Jake

You all are funny, Ive seen much more defined shoulder blades on a dog, it is clearly a malnutritioned black lab. There is no mistaking a lab, and thats clearly a dog. Too tall of legs to be a panther, and ...well heck id be wasting time if I establish a full reasoning on why its a dog..but CLEARLY its a dog.

i think its a gorilla

no probably a skinny dog i would assume

Jeez guys, really? That animals body looks JUST like my great pyrenese pup. Pronounced shoulders, curled tail, skinny midsection, if youd like i could take a picture, the only difference is the color. And yes i do feed my dog properly.

I'm thinking dog.
Shoulder blade at cat like though.
Aren't cougar/panther tail a consistent diameter all the way to the end and this on seems to get smaller all the way to the end like a dogs.

It's the Chupacabra.

Labercougar

Absolutely, without a shadow of a doubt, bonafide, in the flesh, BLACK PANTHER!

Well, it aint bigfoot!

To me it seems pretty obvious that it is a dog of some sort.

It is clearly a dead Horse that we just cannot bring ourselves to stop beating. One way to make this thread a little more fun, someone shoot that thing with a Rage broadhead and see if you get good penetration or not :action-smiley-099:

I second Labra-panther. Let this die. It's a damned dog that someone needs to keep on their property. Looks like it could use a couple of cups of dog food a day too.

It's not a shooter that's for sure :alien:

panther or very skinny black lab.

It seems to me that the camera is pointed at too much of a downward angle. To tell the truth it looks faked. If not, you got a pic of a Canine.

Honestly it doesn't look like either one of the two big black cats I have seen.

Put a bowl of dog food, and a bowl of cat food next to it! hahah, than, we'll see :P

yea why would your camera be pointed so low.... strange in my opinion

It's a dog with a big knot on its back where the owner hit it causing it to run away onto your property in front of your cam lol. BB

Now I feel like I can give a more accurate opinion. I think it's a very skinny dog. The paws to me are far too small to be a large cat, and the legs are thinner than most large cats and skinnier.

Maybe you could pour out a can of dog food in a spot that will make a good picture of the animal.
Just an idea.

I am throughly convinced that it is in no way a cat. cats typically are not that skinny, even a skinny cat has a pouch of fat tough skin by their hindquarters. also their hind legs are lower to the ground and they almost always appear as if theyre crouching.

That's what I thought too