Hello friends!
I have an update on my new living situation. I had originally posted about it here while in panic mode: http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/ubb...true#Post673012
I have found a place for me and my GSD to live after scrambling for the last month trying to find a roommate and a place to rent that is large breed friendly. My mom's co-worker has a daughter, who I have met in the past, that just bought a house 6 months ago and was looking for a roommate. She has a 2 yr old male boxer and 2 cats, and has lived with animals her whole life. I checked out the place and immediately liked it, as far as the house itself, affordability and close distance to my work. I brought Doc (my dog) over there this past weekend to introduce the dogs and to see how Doc handled being around cats. He has only been around cats a handful of times before, but has never shown aggression towards them. His reaction to them was just as I expected--very curious and just wanted to sniff them, but one of them was very skiddish and darted off to the top of the cat post.
Anyways, I just wanted some advice as to how to introduce a dog to a new home in the most positive way possible.
-I already know that he will be put in his crate when I am not around until he becomes more adjusted to the new house. He has a little bit of seperation anxiety, so I don't want him to chew up anything.
-The lady that I am moving in with, she has lived with animals her whole life, so I trust her around my dog when I won't be around (we work opposite hours). But I would like us to be on the same page as far as how my dog is treated. That way Doc has consistency and he sees her as a pack leader. I was thinking of printing out some stuff about NILIF and maybe some basic stuff about German Shepherds, as far as how their needs and personality differs from other breeds. Any other suggestions as far as stuff that I should print out or websites to refer her to?
-Also any other suggestions about how to help Doc adjust to living with cats? The 2 cats have very different personalities, one is very social and didn't even budge when he came up to sniff her, the other was very skiddish and darted away from him.
I have an update on my new living situation. I had originally posted about it here while in panic mode: http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/ubb...true#Post673012
I have found a place for me and my GSD to live after scrambling for the last month trying to find a roommate and a place to rent that is large breed friendly. My mom's co-worker has a daughter, who I have met in the past, that just bought a house 6 months ago and was looking for a roommate. She has a 2 yr old male boxer and 2 cats, and has lived with animals her whole life. I checked out the place and immediately liked it, as far as the house itself, affordability and close distance to my work. I brought Doc (my dog) over there this past weekend to introduce the dogs and to see how Doc handled being around cats. He has only been around cats a handful of times before, but has never shown aggression towards them. His reaction to them was just as I expected--very curious and just wanted to sniff them, but one of them was very skiddish and darted off to the top of the cat post.
Anyways, I just wanted some advice as to how to introduce a dog to a new home in the most positive way possible.
-I already know that he will be put in his crate when I am not around until he becomes more adjusted to the new house. He has a little bit of seperation anxiety, so I don't want him to chew up anything.
-The lady that I am moving in with, she has lived with animals her whole life, so I trust her around my dog when I won't be around (we work opposite hours). But I would like us to be on the same page as far as how my dog is treated. That way Doc has consistency and he sees her as a pack leader. I was thinking of printing out some stuff about NILIF and maybe some basic stuff about German Shepherds, as far as how their needs and personality differs from other breeds. Any other suggestions as far as stuff that I should print out or websites to refer her to?
-Also any other suggestions about how to help Doc adjust to living with cats? The 2 cats have very different personalities, one is very social and didn't even budge when he came up to sniff her, the other was very skiddish and darted away from him.