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Does anyone have cats and dogs that get along?
- Thread starter rudeguy
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eits
Lifer
my dogs and cats get along just fine... they even nap together. just give it time. another thing i did was hold the cat and kinda force her in the dog's face for a bit and make sure she didn't scratch the dog. the cat freaked and everything, but eventually she didn't give a shit anymore.
pinkfloyd48
Member
We have 2 Bulldogs and a Siamese Cat that get along just fine it just takes a liitle while.
shortylickens
No Lifer
thomsbrain
Lifer
My cat and dog get along as well as can be expected. They like to chase each other around the house and play "gotcha" games. They are willing to sleep within a few inches of each other, though they don't cuddle up. Every once in a while the cat will take a swipe at the dog for no reason (cats don't need reasons) and the dog will snarl, but that's about it.
Edit: It really helps if your dog is basically submissive and tends to assign itself to the lowest spot in the "pack." Actually, any dog that doesn't do that is trouble regardless of the situation. But my dog was a little afraid of my cat at first, and that really helped my cat not be so freaked out when we brought the dog home.
Edit: It really helps if your dog is basically submissive and tends to assign itself to the lowest spot in the "pack." Actually, any dog that doesn't do that is trouble regardless of the situation. But my dog was a little afraid of my cat at first, and that really helped my cat not be so freaked out when we brought the dog home.
AlienCraft
Lifer
#1. The dog must be introduced slowly and on a leash
#2. The cat needs to have an avenue of escape.
#3. The dog must be taught that cats aren't play toys by you, or the cats will do it or die trying to.
It's really quite simple.
#2. The cat needs to have an avenue of escape.
#3. The dog must be taught that cats aren't play toys by you, or the cats will do it or die trying to.
It's really quite simple.
Red Squirrel
No Lifer
Probably easier to introduce them as babies, too.
The best is this one time my uncle brought his little dog over to our house. We have a cat, which is twice the side of that dog. The dog was chasing our cat around lol. But the cat kept coming back out because she wanted to know WTF that thing was. I think eventually they'd get along, in a playful fighting kind of way.
The best is this one time my uncle brought his little dog over to our house. We have a cat, which is twice the side of that dog. The dog was chasing our cat around lol. But the cat kept coming back out because she wanted to know WTF that thing was. I think eventually they'd get along, in a playful fighting kind of way.
rudeguy
Lifer
I've had my cats for 5 years now. They were never around dogs until a couple years ago. They don't seem to mind the dogs, they just don't like being messed with.
Its the mini doxie that's the problem. She wants to play and the cats won't have it. One cat lets the doxie wear herself out and then comes in, the other cat refuses to put up with it. The cat that won't put up with it is my favorite cat. She is the cuddler.
AlienCraft
Lifer
That's your answer right there.
A Doxi has prey chasing built into it's DNA. PLUS when they are together in a pack, they run around like hell anyway.
Your cat will deal with the doxi better if she has a place to escape vertically away from the dog in whatever rooms they may cross paths in. Our cats all have sleeping spots off the floor and designated "landing pads" on shelves if they feel the need to get out from all the feet.
Give her a couple of "escape areas", place her there and pet her, tell her that's her "safe place away from the dog", put a kitty treat there and vibe her with that "safe place" thought a few times, and she'll get it. Once she get's it in her head she can get above the little beastie and keep an eye on him, she'll chill out.
AlienCraft
Lifer
Don't think of it as "punishment" try to think of it as re-directing their attention.
IF you can't re-direct them with a short,sharp click or smack of the hands, then spray bottle will work to get them started, but make sure you add the click or snap as you do, so they associate that sound with the spray. Soon, you won't need the spray, just the sound.
I do "click" training around here.
One for "Hey" to re-direct them to me
two for "I 'm serious, pay attention to me"
three is food call.
Trust me, they all can count to three. and they wait to see how many are coming.
Consistant, calm methodology. They read our body alnguage and tone of voice better than any Military Interregator.
sandorski
No Lifer
Just keep an eye on them for awhile and intervene when things get a little rough. They'll learn to live with each other. My Bro has 2 Argentinian Dogos and a couple cats that get along just fine. Although the dogs are huge in comparison, the cats often play with them. The dogs always "win", but once the cat quits fighting back the dogs give them a good lick. That's about the time the cat gets ticked and takes off. :laugh:
The dogs are ready to tear strange dogs to shreads though. They are very agressive and territorial and need to be leashed/watched when out of the yard.
The dogs are ready to tear strange dogs to shreads though. They are very agressive and territorial and need to be leashed/watched when out of the yard.
rudeguy
Lifer
Great advice, thanks! I have heard a ton about click training but I never had the patience. I have been meaning to make some kitty shelves. I have a ton of wood and way too much time on my hands.
I am going to look more into the click training though. The doxie is way too distractable and I need a way to focus her attention.
AlienCraft
Lifer
No problem. with the menagerie around here, I had to make some sort of order or else it would just be chaos.
4 years later, the cats all go to one place and sit at attention when they're hungry, instead of crawling around legs while we're trying to cook, Mao will come and get me for his twice daily pill should I space it out, and when I say "gotta go to work", Ginger will mew back at me as if to say"Later". 😎
This. I knew a girl who was part of a pitbull rescue and one of the dogs had its face absolutely shredded by a cat. It was incredibly terrified of any cat after that, to the point of panic, so it won't necessarily be a 'dog kills cat' scenario (but could very well be, so be careful).
I caught my cat in a barn when he fit in the palm of my hand. He spent the next six months playing with four dogs, a golden, a chow, a shi tzu, and a rat terrier. The rat terrier was the dominant one, or at least tried to be (the golden was the oldest but the chow was vying for dominance) and within a week of letting my cat play with them the terrier was rolling over into a submissive stance when tussling with my cat, but they played well, chasing bugs and rabbits and other small animals.
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