How do you keep your dogs from chasing cats?
How do you keep your dogs from chasing and harassing your cats? Since I am getting Momo as a puppy I want to start her off right and aviod this problem before it gets started. |
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I don't. The cats learn to put the dogs in their place.... none of the dogs bother my big guy Winston, but they do chase Church. Church teases them though, so she kind of deserves it. LOL |
| I don't either. Big entertainment at our house. The only problem was
that the old one going on 17 now doesn't want to have to pass the dog on the way to the cat box. That has created a problem, so I fixed it by putting the cats in the same place as the boxes. Solved, and they are perfectly happy. I say let them fend for themselves, after all you probably won't be able to teach the cats not to torment the dog, and I would bet that they will eventually. I figure fair is fair! Shellie |
| Survival of the fittest!
With my old Bouvier, when she was crated my girlfriend's (at the time) cat would get on top of the crate and try to swat at the dog through the bars. So whatever he got when she was out of the crate he deserved. |
Ummm...  |
| We've had Max home for a month now, and he would love to catch either of our cats, but I keep him in my sight at all times. Our older cat stays away from him, but our young cat loves to watch him and I think would love to play with him!! I'm hoping when he's older and tamed down a bit, that he'll be her playmate. The first thing that happened when we got Max home was a big swat on the nose from our older cat, so the cats will definitely put the puppy in its place!! |
| If you succeed at this... tell me how. |
Don't worry about the cats. They can take care of themselves. We have two, Khobi and Leo. Keira was trying to drag Leo around by his ear today, but he gave one good hissssssssssssssssssssssssssssss  and off she went.Cats are too cool to bother with naughty puppies! Deborah, Pirate, Keira, Khobie (who has a nasty cold) and Leo |
| I'll pipe in with the "I don't", as well. When Spike first came home Sebastian (my cat) and him acted like they'd known each other for years - licking and playing around very sweetly. I think poor Sebastian thought Spike was going to stay small but now he's got this big bearlike puppy chasing him around and using him as a living chewtoy whenever he gets the chance. When Sebastian has had enough he'll just jump up someplace that Spike can't reach him but generally he'll take whatever Spike dishes out because I think he knows he's a baby and tolerates it. The puppy has an added benefit as well - his chasing the cat around has helped Sebastian lose a few unwanted pounds, lol. The only issue I have is keeping Spike out of Sebastian's food bowl. For some reason kitty food must taste awfully good cuz it's one of the first things he goes for when given the chance. |
Allie put Jasper in his place pretty quick.  Now, they pretty much just avoid each other...although, I did see them sleeping next to each other a couple of days ago. |
| Hi,
Like the others, I also agree that they will work it out and it sure helps that your little tyke will still be little ..ha ha..when you bring him home. It would be kinda intimidating to the cats if Momo was 100 pounds already. It's suggested however, that the cats should have a quiet place to retreat to get away from a rumbunctious playful dog. BABYGATES is the answer. I have three in my house and although the cats could jump over them easily, I cut a small hole at the bottom of two of them for easier access. Worked great for months until Merlin figured he could jump them. Still, by that time they were semi-buddies and then the cats could go under the couch or the bed, and Merlin was too big. Long as they have a retreat to go to..they sorta don't mind the new brother. Good Luck to you! |
| My puppers always go after cat food too every chance they get. I've often though I should use kitty kibble as training treats, since Dancer is not food motivated, but she loves cat food...lol |
| Kitty Kibble???? Pirate prefers the "end" product...kitty poopies! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Deborah, Pirate & Kiera |
debcram wrote: Kitty Kibble???? Pirate prefers the "end" product...kitty poopies!
UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Deborah, Pirate & Kiera BLECH! Spike has a thing for that as well. Disgusting!  |
RollrXGirl wrote: debcram wrote: Kitty Kibble???? Pirate prefers the "end" product...kitty poopies! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Deborah, Pirate & Kiera BLECH! Spike has a thing for that as well. Disgusting! We have a litter maid - and I'm going to get a dome walk-in litter boxes. I've got it covered. |
| They just dig in deeper for cat crunchies when there is a lid on the box....lol.... |
Willowsprite wrote: They just dig in deeper for cat crunchies when there is a lid on the box....lol....
Exactly. I too have a covered box. It doesn't stop him! |
What you can try to do is to re-direct that highly in-tune predatory drive to more useful objects, like balls and toys  Dogs bred to have a highly developed predatory sequence can not help but direct it towards fast moving prey objects. In my home my cats have learned how to behave around herding type breeds If you do catch your dog eye stalking try to distract it to another form of play. Most times this will not keep the herding breed from stalking behind your back though. You can some times desensitize a young pup to living with cats and not having the need to stalk them. I have a herding dog right now that I adopted at a year of age, she will herd other dogs at the dog park, my cats, my other dogs (24/7 ). It's not some thing you can train "out" of a dog, but, you can work with it and redirect the motor pattern to a more disirable object or toy.
I agree with Marianne, you should have a place for your cat to retreat and call his "own" place. with my cats I leave my closet door open with a nice bed for curling up. I also keep fresh water/food and for the litter pan I have a litter house so the cats can do their business in private. It also keeps the dogs from perhaps taking some treats out of the litter pan |
| Hmmm... I don't so much think they wouldn't like being followed (after all - the follow me around from room to room). I don't even think they would mind her getting in their way - like if she was trying to keep them from doing something.
I was just wondering if Sheepies had a high prey drive or if she was running around them if she might try to bite them. I think they would mind that.
I think I am just being jittery because I want to make sure that everyone gets along and likes each other. I'll probably just make sure that they are getting along and playing nice - and keep her away from them when I can't supervise. |
| I don't think they have as high a prey drive as some breeds, after all, they were developed to be a drovers dog and I'm sure none were kept around if they were killing sheep. |
Willowsprite wrote: I don't think they have as high a prey drive as some breeds, after all, they were developed to be a drovers dog and I'm sure none were kept around if they were killing sheep.
True, true. That why I became interested in herding dogs. I thought for sure they would be much better with my cats if they were supposed to protect a herd rather than trying to kill small/large game.
I just picture in my head that maybe she will be really nice and treat them like little sheep with claws.
But since she is going to be so big - and from what I hear from some sheepies - might have a nippy problem. I just wanted to make sure what you guys thought. They are going to be very tiny compared to her - and if she bit them it might kill them. I'm glad she will be small at first - but I want to make sure my cats are ok too. I love all my pets like children and would feel horrible if anything happened to my baby boys. |
Relax ~  I'm sure everything will go just fine. Yes, puppies nip, yes they will chase, and terrorize your cats, but cats know how to put little fur monsters in their place, and also if the cat isn't enjoying the rough play, the cat can hide. Cats have an advatage in that they can and will, hide up on top of things out of reach, or under things out of reach. |
| Nab doesn't let our cat into the bedroom. The new pup Jas, won't let the cat in the kitchen. The cat listens to Nab and stays out of the bedroom but Jas and her are still having an ongoing discussion about the kitchen rules. I'm just letting them sort it out. I think the cat get a great amount of amusement out of it because I'll hear bark, bark, bark and I'll go in and the cat is just out of reach...happy as can be. |
| We have 2 cats and 2 dogs.
The elder kitties basically lives on our bed. She has a cat tree nearby with water and kibble dishes and litter box within safe distance. That's pretty much the totality of world and she seems happy with it as long as I give her lots of attention at bedtime. I am convinced that the other cat (Bailey) plays with the dogs minds. She's almost 8 years old and will position herself in a room in full view of the dogs and just sit there looking imperious. It pisses the heck out of them! She can run and hide easily enough but she chooses not too. If Farley, now 7 months old, gets too close - Bailey will swat at him. The funny thing is that she hits hair 99.9% of the time. So the F-man is standing there looking all goofie with tongue hanging out (panting) as if to say, "hehe - that was fun - do it again." I keep trying to tell Bailey that she has to aim for that large, black, capacious nose of his - but she hasn't hit the target yet. I'm sure I'll hear it when she does! |
| I think your puppy will do fine around cats. I had 2 cats before Jack and Annabelle and for introductions I put a leash on the puppy at a time when the puppy is not at her high energy peak....and let the cats come sniff and rub around on the pup to put their scent on the pup. Also rubbing tuna juice, (if you can stand the smell...LOL) on the puppy so that the cats are more intrigued by the new pup always has helped for me.
When Jack and Annie got older and we brought or had kittens, they were always very gentle as well. Now that they follow directions I put them on their settle rug in a down position and let the kitten decide when the time is right to meet the dog. Most of my kittens were raised around dogs, my last one was raised around a toy breed dog, and wasn't sure what to make of the huge sheepies, but in a matter of 3 days she was curling up next to them to sleep just like the other 6 do. LOL I have a huge walk in closet where I keep lots of litter boxes, food, water, beds, and cat trees for them to escape from dogs and kids. It also keeps the pups from digging in the cat litter....EEWWW!!! Keep us updated!! Stormi and co. |
Blue Star's favorite past time is chasing one of our 6 cats. They wait on chairs under the table for her to go by and give her a swipe with an open paw.  They all have fun and come exercise, too. In time when Blue is past puppyhood I hope things will calm down a bit. I've had dogs and cats together always and they come to respect each other, maybe even like each other. As long as the kitties aren't getting hurt or tramatized I find no harm in it.
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| We don't have cats but we take Clyde out with us a lot (it's easier than having to come home and let him out and it's great for socializing) and our friends have 2 kittens. Clyde loves to just stare at them. Then after a little while, he'll get brave and stand up and the cats take off. He chases to see where they go but never any barking or biting. It's more like, hey you guys, where'd you go? |
Well I never had cats but I did have rabbits. So I will put my 2 1/2 cents in. Lucy's disire to herd caused her to chase the rabbit. He was terrified. Rabbits can't jump to safety like a cat can. So what I did was hold Lucy down in the down position while on the leash and let the rabbit come to her. And then hold Lucy down and put the rabbit over her. Hence, putting the bunny in the alpha position over Lucy(oes). It took time but seemed to really work. There was an instance where Lucy was perticularly playful/defienate and let me know that she did not like that at all, which reinforced the idea that I needed to do it more often and I did. She seemed to come to peace with her position. Everytime Lucy would chase Thumper I would scold her by saying firmly, gentle. And she really was. I could leave them out together alone and she wouldn't hurt him for anything. However, when I fostered NIKKI I kept them seperate ALWAYS! But, he got away from me one day while on the lease and mauled Thumper in my kitchen. So just be careful. They aren't supposed to be hunters but Nikki had that instinct. Which with his history there could be many reasons for that. So, there are ways for you to help the situation if you choose to intervine. Again, rabbits are defensless unlike cats! To this day Lucy still whimpers for Thumper.  It is really sad.
Congrats on your new pup you will have a blast!! Please let us know how it goes!! |
| Defensless? I remember my rabbit beating the living snot out of me with those claws of hers.
Sorry to hear about your bunny though  They are such sweet and wonderful animals - I used to have a lop called Mishel (how I spelled it).
I'll try to make sure I watch over them so my little ones don't get hurt. |
| I just got one year old chihuaha dachshund, how can I keep her from chasing my inside cats? They have taken cover to high ground. They haven't even came down to use restroom. We put them in the bathroom and close the door but nothing. Then when we let the dog out, that is what she is most interested in is the cats. She will run for ever looking for them, she won't even listen when we call her she's so focused on them. |
Let them learn that the pooch is a big softie
and you won't have to worry about it, your pup will get the message after a few well placed claws on the nose |
| I made a big mistake when I got Tonks and Luna as puppies; I segregated the house into "cat" areas" and "dog areas". As the pups grew, and were less and less destructive, the dog areas expanded. I jsut thought the cats would work thier way into these areas when they were ready. Well they didn't; they were content to not mingle, until thier area consisted of a single room; my bedroom.
This past weekend, I decided enough was enough, and took down the last of the baby gates. Now they have to learn to co-habitate. Its not going all that well. But its only been a couple of days, so we'll have to see. I'm hoping fi the cats (I have three) are less of a novelty, and more of an everyday, all day thing, that the dogs will eventually be less excited about them. 
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nHDh8ibsLk
These two are inseparable. I go into a room and close the door and they both lay outside of it waiting. I swear my cats try to get Laika to chase them. When I come out in the morning and Laika comes out of the room with me. Tony doesn't run up and rub against my legs it is Laika he runs along with rubbing against her. Sometimes he even trips her up. ha! |
| Jackson and my cat play together all the time. Skinny is 6 years old and will play for awhile, but when she gets tired of Jackson and the massive amounts of slobber covering her head she will try to get a good swat in. It may sound mean, but I have to laugh when my giant sheepdog runs to mommy to protect her from the cat!!! Much bettter than anything on tv |
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