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Catahoula Leopard dog

I am trying to find out if what my neighbor said is correct. He told me his dog was a Catahoula, said they get the name because their favorite meal was cats. This dog eats one a week (strays ) we are in the country and I know there are a lot of stray cats around, is this bizzare or what. Gary

Catahoulas are named after Catahoula Parish in east central Louisiana. The name is probably a corruption of a derogatory term used by the French settlers for the Indians of the area, originally. The name has nothing to do with cats at all, though some "newbies" call them "Cats". NO serious Catahoula breeder EVER refers to them as "Cats", just Catahoulas or "Curs".