j west +++ wrote:
hi, was told that if your neigbour had a cat you should introduce it to your
garden as early as possible, so it came to see your garden as part of its
own territory and would not mess in it.
any truth in this please?

Not that I know.
There is a FAQ on cats:
http://www.tmac.clara.co.uk/urgring/faqcats1.htm