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Answer and comments about coachwhip "personality" - E vs. W

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Posted by Chris H. on March 17, 2002 at 10:18:32:

In Reply to: Hows the temperment? posted by PatrickR on March 17, 2002 at 09:54:20:

It is aggressive. I actually haven't handled it at all since I caught it (it was opaque) but it certainly resents me opening its cage!

I have noticed that eastern coachwhips are a lot more high strung than westerns, or at least, a lot more likely to act out on their high strung tendencies.

For example, this pic was taken while my friend held the tail of a Western in Central TX

If you did this with an eastern, it would be too busy attacking the holder to get a decent shot, in my experience.

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