Thorin's cousin Dain (Billy Connolly, made up as Tim the Enchanter in «Monty Python and the Holy Grail») head - butts iron - helmeted orcs with his naked skull, like a soccer hooligan from Glasgow.
When they run through the house, they can sound like a herd of elephants.British Shorthairs are rarely destructive; their manners are those of a proper governess, not a soccerhooligan.