[Felafufu]

Life has been pretty miserable since my new puppy arrived a month ago, as regards the cat. The stress has just sucked all fun out of having a dog in house again. Hoping to fix this soon so we can all start to relax a bit.

 

[Nurse Bishop]

A Dingo. She does look like a Dingo A Dingo would take care of the cat, no problem would remain

 

[GSDchoice]

At my friend's house, the cat is king!

I saw the cat laying in the dog bed, and her dog was nowhere to be seen.
When I asked her about it, she said, "Oh, he won't lay in his bed until the cat leaves."
Dog = 50 lb chow/shepherd mix

 

[beib]

Life has been pretty miserable since my new puppy arrived a month ago, as regards the cat. The stress has just sucked all fun out of having a dog in house again. Hoping to fix this soon so we can all start to relax a bit.

Sorry to hear, but there is hope! Thinking about the month when we struggled with cat-chasing problem, it was probably one of the most stressful times I have experienced. Looking at how Mya used to be reactive to the cat, we really didn't think it was going to change. But it did! Find a good trainer and get help, it can be resolved pretty quickly with persistence.

 

[klaramore]

I know this is an old post, but I was hoping someone might be able to assist me lol. I read a lot of these were with puppies and an older cat, has anyone had any success stories with an older dog and new kitten? I have a 7 y/o female GSD who has never been around cats, she’s never chased them or anything while on walks and does good to ignore other dogs. She plays fine with other big dogs as well.

We found a deserted kitten (probably 5-6 weeks old) and brought her home, we did the normal introductions and kept them separate and then began with letting them watch each other through a gate. My GSD doesn’t really “chase” the kitten, but watches her really intently. While I was holding the kitten, she did lick her a few times and sorta nipped her a bit (no blood or anything). When she watches her, she wags her tail and will occasionally paw at her.

I’ve just recently started putting a shock collar on her while I let them share the same space to try and correct behaviors as far as pawing or hovering too much. My GSD listens very well and knows all commands. I’ve read several articles on dog/cat interaction and I still can’t tell if my GSD is just curious and wanting to play or sees the kitten as a threat. She doesn’t grown at the cat nor does any of her hairs stand up. I give her a warning vibration and if she doesn’t correct it (which she normally does) she will get a small shock. When she does a good behavior I reward her with words and touching (she won’t eat the treat I try and give her)

Any success stories or tips that might help?

 

[Frisco19]

Great thread, thought I would share where I am at with Lily - a 5 year old Bengal and Frisco - now 13 weeks, brought him home at 8 weeks. Hopefully you have some observations or comments.

Lily is a sweet social indoor cat with full claws. Her world has certainly been rocked these past 5 weeks. This is a cat that can't wait for you to come home to hangout with you and sit with you in the living room and kitchen. Trouble is, these are the rooms we gated off for Frisco. Lily is super interested in Frisco. She wants to be around him and is curious. The first night Frisco was home, she licked his nose through the gate. He licked her back. But he wants to chase her and thinks she is a puppy or at least someone to play with. She does NOT like this. He has gotten her a few times now of recent. I kept them apart for the first three weeks mostly for fear of Frisco getting his eyes or nose scratched. She has yet to scratch him. He has "caught" her 5 or 6 times now and pounces on her and mouths her. He has not bit hard. When he corners her, she drops to her back which is what cats do when they are preparing for battle - four paw weapons and a mouth. However, even when he has had his mouth over her belly, she has yet to scratch, she hisses. The craziest part is that even after I separate them, she doesn't go away. She moves but is always watching to see what we are doing with him. She is not afraid of him which is mind boggling. I think she actually enjoys teasing him when he is put behind the gate or in a crate. I think she wants to play too, but like a cat, not a puppy.

We have tried all the usual stuff - food, leash, etc. He just wants to chase and pounce on her. They stare at each other really locked in for a while and even though he "stays" it lasts a minute at the most because she moves away and he explodes. I really don't think he wants to hurt her, but I am afraid to take that chance. What if she does start fighting back and he gets angry or more aggressive? I see him grabbing her and shaking her like one of his toys. One chomp and she's a dead cat.

I also worry about how he is going to be as an adult. Will he hate her? I am not a cat person. Came with the girlfriend, but if I had to have a cat, this is the cat I would choose.

 

[astrovan2487]

I successfully introduced a new kitten to live with my high prey, pretty intense 2 y/o GSD. Kitten was maybe about 4 weeks old, very sick and abandoned by its mom. For about a month I did not allow the dog close enough to touch the cat but constantly close enough to see each other. Slowly started letting them together supervised when dog had a toy in her mouth.

The kitten immediately bonded to the dog and he loves that dog like no one else, sleep together, groom each other, play all the time. They do play pretty rough but the cat always instigates it and seems to enjoy it. If my dog gets too over excited she will self regulate herself by keeping a toy in her mouth and chomp on that instead of the cat.

They are completely safe alone together in the house, they only play fight when im around. Definitely can be done