Re: Off Topic 2011
Yeah, the dog is more dangerous to the cat then otherwise. Thankfully, you can train a dog better. Basically have to make sure the cat is there and bring the dog around the cat and everytime the dog starts sniffing, chasing, or just really paying any mind toward the cat, you've got to show him that's bad in whatever way works best (obviously, humanely).
My dog doesn't pay the cat mind most of the time. Sometimes he'll test his bounds and the cat will give him a swat. Sometimes the cat will rub up on the dog, and sometimes the cat will hear the dog pounding up the steps and become very alert and ready to defend. They don't have to be completely good all the time, as my dog still chases my cat every now and then, but as long as he isn't really dangerous towards them, I let it slide though I will give him a "Bad dog!" when I catch him. He's sneaky. Vice versa, the cat will mess with dog's tail randomly, but I let that slide mostly. Favorites.
But the dog is the bigger animal and must restrain himself over a little itty bitty kitty.
It should work out. We rescued a dog that was 10 or 11 and had never been a house-dog, and he went crazy over the ferretts and cats at first. Then he just calmed down. So it's not impossible. Just gotta minimize the conflict.
Yeah, the dog is more dangerous to the cat then otherwise. Thankfully, you can train a dog better. Basically have to make sure the cat is there and bring the dog around the cat and everytime the dog starts sniffing, chasing, or just really paying any mind toward the cat, you've got to show him that's bad in whatever way works best (obviously, humanely).
My dog doesn't pay the cat mind most of the time. Sometimes he'll test his bounds and the cat will give him a swat. Sometimes the cat will rub up on the dog, and sometimes the cat will hear the dog pounding up the steps and become very alert and ready to defend. They don't have to be completely good all the time, as my dog still chases my cat every now and then, but as long as he isn't really dangerous towards them, I let it slide though I will give him a "Bad dog!" when I catch him. He's sneaky. Vice versa, the cat will mess with dog's tail randomly, but I let that slide mostly. Favorites.
But the dog is the bigger animal and must restrain himself over a little itty bitty kitty. It should work out. We rescued a dog that was 10 or 11 and had never been a house-dog, and he went crazy over the ferretts and cats at first. Then he just calmed down. So it's not impossible. Just gotta minimize the conflict.
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