franzy Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Hi,I'm franzy, found your board and it was allready helpful to me! Nearly two month ago I got a bc-spaniel?-mix from the shelter. She was then 8 1/2 weeks old. We have also a big black Lab/Collie mix(4yrs) and 4 Cats. The Cats are used to dogs since ever. But when the puppy made first contact with them, they just ran off - horryfied! I was stunned! And even now, it ist still the case! I teached Paula to ignore them but, well - works just sometimes! Is it possible that some bc's and cats don't get along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoku's mum Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Welcome, franzy! Our old kitty Patina (RIP sweet girl) taught puppy Hoku to respect cats pretty quickly, but he will still give chase if a cat will run. Patina never ran, but others do, so the chase gets reinforced. Don't know if that's much help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc friend Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Katie, my 3 yo bc/springer, loves my 2 teenage cats but she is too rough w/them so they limit their time w/her. I just always make sure there is a place they can go to in each room where Katie can't get to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzy Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Well, Liberty is 12 years old and she never ran away from any dog, it was always the dogs who ran! And here comes this baby puppy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth G Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Yeah but no one told the puppy that...lol. I'm sure the cat will teach him though. Hopefully gently... It can take a few days for these to get used to each other's smells though. In the meantime why don't you take a shirt of your's (preferably a wron one) and rub it all over your new puppy, and then leave the shirt under your cat's food dish to get her used to your new pup's smell. This will help your cat Liberty, get comfortable with the pup's scent. Saw this on Animal Planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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