It is hard to describe Catus without writing a book. But here goes- very high prey drive, exceedingly sweet to family and family pets, too smart for a dog, kind hearted, high endurance, very agile, abnormally high situational awareness, few things escape his attention, quick to alert to the presence of 2-legged territorial intruders, cautious with strangers, friendly to those have been accepted by his master.

Catus wants to be your right hand man. He is right by your side no matter what you are doing. He wishes he had opposable thumbs to give you a helping hand. He loves exercise He is the dog you want with you if you’re hiking or biking in mountain lion territory; they won’t be able to sneak up on you nor would they want to. Catus is akin to having long-range sensors and a force field all in one lovable portable object.

He loves being a couch potato. He loves soaking up heat from the fireplace. He likes to lean on you. He likes to place his head in your lap, and somehow he can make his head weigh 3 tons. He uses his paws like hands. He loves to fetch and retrieve, but bores of it quickly. He is quick to learn. He loves the shower and bath; he will crawl in with you if you let him.

There is not a vicious bone in his body, but he is prepared to use every bone in body to protect his family if he needs too. He likes his kittens and puppies. He does not like four legged intruders. He likes to surf the kitchen counters. He enjoys obedience and clicker training. He likes playing with other dogs. Playing with Border Collies brings out the best in his abilities. Its amazing watching a him herd a collie that is trying to herd him. He has the kind of bark that gives evil people pause.

Most of all he loves his family and his mate Ruby Ridge.

Ruby Ridge is quite the princess. She loves soft pillows and warm locations but will fly into action the instant she senses a squirrel or a rabbit. She makes friends with her cats and kittens. She is a good mother.

She does not like showers, but enjoys a warm bath. She likes to be with you and watch everything your doing, but unlike Catus who wants to be right next to you, she prefers a close observation point with good lines of sight, sound and smell. She has a different alert drive than Catus. She has a sixth sense about things not being "right" and is quick to alert and ready to defend. She is very sweet and without a mean bone in her body. She teams very well with Catus in terms of hunting, guarding and protection.

She is easy to train and willing to please. Her prey drive is high. One of the things we really liked about Ruby Ridge’s lineage is that her father (Duke) was known to rid the area of coyotes. She is an outstanding mate to Catus in terms genetics, conformation, emotion and working ability.

She only has eyes for one dog and that is Catus, other dogs need not apply.