You would think picking a winner in a wrestling match between a 75-pound Lab and a 10-lb Barn Cat is easy. You might be surprised. When Zinnia goes outside in the morning, Zip skitters through the snow and underneath the garden bed, a perfect safe place for a barn cat to hide and plan an ambush.

Zinnia comes charging up to the bed and woofs, and Zip meadows and carts in and out, swatting Zinnia unexpectedly in the nose (claws in) while Zinnia dances back. Zip gets his way, and they chase one another around the bed and underneath it. They both have a blast, and when Zip tires, he jumps out, swats at Zinnia, and watches while Zinnia backs away. Zip wins the game every time. Labs are not the brightest tools in the shed. Barn cats are.