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So my 7 month old wants to maul our cats. We have 5 cats who are all good with the other two dogs. But Zelda will chase, whine, run at, jump for, crawl for, mouth/bite any cat she see's. If she werent on a leash in the house she probably would have done some big damage to a cat. And I am worried for this. I do exercise her, i play with her, she plays with her sisters, i give her 2 meals a day.
Also when she sees a cat she ignores me, she wont make eye contact, she is totally fixed on the cat.. And getting her to pay attention with a treat doesnt work because she is not too treat motivated or toy.. So i usually walk in another direction when we see a cat or if i cat comes in the house i walk away or hold her down and try not to let her see it. At first i was trying to do meet and greet, but she was acting as if they are squirrel or rabbits.
Got any ideas on how i can get some peace?
I am sure i will never be able to trust her alone with cats, but it would be nice to have her off leash in the house. I am working on leave it, but the intensity of her cat obsession is so severe it wont be an option for a while i dont think.
Also when she sees a cat she ignores me, she wont make eye contact, she is totally fixed on the cat.. And getting her to pay attention with a treat doesnt work because she is not too treat motivated or toy.. So i usually walk in another direction when we see a cat or if i cat comes in the house i walk away or hold her down and try not to let her see it. At first i was trying to do meet and greet, but she was acting as if they are squirrel or rabbits.
Got any ideas on how i can get some peace?
I am sure i will never be able to trust her alone with cats, but it would be nice to have her off leash in the house. I am working on leave it, but the intensity of her cat obsession is so severe it wont be an option for a while i dont think.