Found and older Sheepdog- Knows tricks and commands but-
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We have two cats and a new cat has recently shown up in our horse barn. Bigfoot is the most relaxed cat and will let Bella chase her on occasion but will turn and face Bella if he has had too much chasing. Chole is more shy and always runs away from Bella. She always has a place to hide. The new mystery cat gets a glimpse of Bella and runs. So I guess alot will depend on your cats temperament. Bella will leave Bigfoot alone when I tell her but since he is more relaxed I have time to say leave it. The others run so quick that there is really now time for me to even get the words out. The faster they move the more Bella wants to chase. Give it some time and congrats on your new furbaby  |
| Baby gating is a great way to give cats a dog free zone. You need a spot to keep the litter box and cat food away from the new dog, so this usually works well. Hopefully you have calm cats, the process is longer if they are runners. Even my cat friendly group here would consider chasing if one was a streaker....  We are lucky in that our cat rules - so new and foster dogs quickly get put in their "proper" place!  |
| one of our two sheepdogs chase the cats. They'll be 4 years old next month, and she's beginning to calm down about it. Of course it doesn't help that one of the cats encourages her. I think you have to ask yourself this: is your dog HERDING your cats? Is it just chasing them around because they are moving, and thats what he/she does? Or is your dog HUNTING your cats? If your dog corners them, will he bite/eat/hurt them? Sheepies are a herding breed, so most just want to chase anything that moves. But if you have one with a strong prey drive, you may want to erect baby gates strategically, to allow your cats a refuge to run to. I also bought quite a few tall cat trees, to give them a place to run as well. |
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