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SPANCHOU · 01-18-2006, 06:01 PM

I Have A Five Month Old Male Who Is Dying To Play With My Ten And Three Year Old Cats. The Cats Are Not Intrested At All. How Do You Suggest I Handle That Plus He Loves To Bark At Them But Does Not Bark At Anything Else. The Running Around The House Is Driving Me Nuts.

FirstYorkie · 01-19-2006, 12:37 AM

Well, the easiest thing to do is to put up a baby gate so that the cats have a safe area where they can go to escape the pup.

There are ways to train dogs to leave cats alone but it takes TIME and effort. If you're interested, I'll try to find more info for you...

SPANCHOU · 01-19-2006, 05:18 PM

I Would Love To Find Out More Thank You

parkerpoo · 01-20-2006, 06:09 AM

Parker and our juvenile cat are always fighting, and I'm afraid someone will get hurt. They chase, wrestle around and bite each other all the time. The older cat just swats and runs away from Parker. I'm a little worried too, because we have those rubber things over the claws of the little cat and they sometimes fall off.

Mydogkelsey · 01-20-2006, 06:11 AM

I think he's just being playful. He wants their attention. Unfortunatley not all cats like dogs doing that..lol so my suggestion would be to keep your dog away or get them declawed so they dont hurt your baby.

livingdustmops · 01-20-2006, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mydogkelsey

I think he's just being playful. He wants their attention. Unfortunatley not all cats like dogs doing that..lol so my suggestion would be to keep your dog away or get them declawed so they dont hurt your baby.

Sorry but Declawing a cat is very cruel and painful to the cat. It would be like cutting off the top of each of your fingers.

With my gang I had to fence off an area for my older 2 cats as the gang loved to torment them.

Mydogkelsey · 01-20-2006, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by livingdustmops

Sorry but Declawing a cat is very cruel and painful to the cat. It would be like cutting off the top of each of your fingers.

With my gang I had to fence off an area for my older 2 cats as the gang loved to torment them.

I had a bad experience with Kelsey. My parents cat scratched his eye and he was bleeding really bad and i had to go to the vet and get a special ointment for him. Their cat could've taken Kelsey's eye out, how scary! IMO most cats dont like dogs or children bothering with them. Mixing the two together and expecting the dog to learn to like them is wrong I think... My sister was smart and got both her cat and dog together when they were babies so they love eachother and play with one another. A lot of cats are territorial and use their claws as their defense. I know declawing is probablly painful, but i'm sure they have a method of medicating them so they dont feel it. Also if they're indoor cats and they dont like your dog, you'd have to think of other alternatives to keep them away etc.....

KELLYLYNN · 01-20-2006, 06:49 AM

Sorry im no help my two yorkies fight (play) all day and all night,,, over everything, toys, attenion, etc......

Rockster's Mom · 01-20-2006, 07:01 AM

Have Rocky and a 10 yr old cat. They get along pretty good. Sometimes they chase each other around, but sometimes the cat gets tried of Rocky and just gets up some place high for some peace and quiet. I sometimes think I have Garfield and Odie, becasue one minute they are licking each other and the next the cat is getting after Rocky. It's pretty funny!! When Rocky wants the cat to play he sits right in front her and barks at her. My cat just looks at him like he is nuts and she goes about her business. Rocky pretty much gives up after awhile and then he attackes one of his toys I have had several cats that were strictly indoor cats and they have all been declawed when they were kittens. My vet would perform the procedure while the cats were getting fixed that way they only had to go under once. It is my understanding its more painfull for them when they are older, but I don't know. If I had not had my past cats or current cat declawed, I don't think my furniture or my legs would have survived.

Mydogkelsey · 01-20-2006, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockster's Mom

Have Rocky and a 10 yr old cat. They get along pretty good. Sometimes they chase each other around, but sometimes the cat gets tried of Rocky and just gets up some place high for some peace and quiet. I sometimes think I have Garfield and Odie, becasue one minute they are licking each other and the next the cat is getting after Rocky. It's pretty funny!! When Rocky wants the cat to play he sits right in front her and barks at her. My cat just looks at him like he is nuts and she goes about her business. Rocky pretty much gives up after awhile and then he attackes one of his toys I have had several cats that were strictly indoor cats and they have all been declawed when they were kittens. My vet would perform the procedure while the cats were getting fixed that way they only had to go under once. It is my understanding its more painfull for them when they are older, but I don't know. If I had not had my past cats or current cat declawed, I don't think my furniture or my legs would have survived.

Aww...that's cute they have a special bond.

Ponyup · 01-20-2006, 07:19 AM

My dog and cat are just starting to get along and it's been 6 months. For the longest time we thought they were fighting and now we think they are just playing. The cat has two rooms that are just for her. We put up baby gates so she can get away from the dog. She'll come out and hiss at the dog if he's not paying attention to her and then take off and jump a gate and taunt him from the other side. It's good for the cat because she's getting more exercise. The most recent game is the kitty will sit up on this window sill and the dog will jump up and the cat then bats him in the head (she's declawed). This would be cute except the dog barks and barks. We've found squirting the dog with a squirt bottle helps with the barking sometimes.

parkerpoo · 01-20-2006, 07:43 AM

how cute! Parker doesn't care about being squirted. The old cat just runs away from him, but the young one will wrestle with him, and it is scary to me, so I always break it up. I would've never gotten this cat. my adult daughter just moved back in with us and we couldn't say no to her. He is driving us crazy, though.

FirstYorkie · 01-20-2006, 07:53 AM

Spanchou - I'm sorry I didn't check back on this thread yesterday. I am going to PM you something from another list about this subject that I thought was EXCELLENT. I will check with the author and see if she's okay with me posting it on the list for everyone.

Ponyup · 01-20-2006, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by parkerpoo

how cute! Parker doesn't care about being squirted. The old cat just runs away from him, but the young one will wrestle with him, and it is scary to me, so I always break it up. I would've never gotten this cat. my adult daughter just moved back in with us and we couldn't say no to her. He is driving us crazy, though.

I think it's great that they play. We have a kitten on the farm that plays with our dog and they wrestle. I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. Here's some picks of Logan wrestling with his kitty buddy. I swear they are not doing anything dirty.

FirstYorkie · 01-21-2006, 01:44 AM

This is the article that I was referring to. It is taken with permission from the ClickerSolutions Yahoo Group. I thought it was EXCELLENT advice!

I managed this in our house by teaching a very strong "leave it" cue
with the new dog (this was almost 2 years ago now). I started with
the Doggie Zen thing, letting him grab at my closed hands full of
treats until he gave up, then feeding him a treat. Then food on the
floor, then food held in front of his face, etc.

In the meantime he spent a whole lot of time tethered to me. We
walked past kitties at a distance and practiced, "Leave it" when he
acted like he was interested in them. When he responded to my cue
instead of the kitty, he got treats. I wore a treat bag.

One of my cats is clicker trained, so nearly every afternoon I would
tether the dog to the piano, and sit on the floor with the cat
outside the dog's reach and do clicker stuff with the cat. If the
dog pitched a fit, I paid him no attention, and if he calmed down I
tossed him a bit of cheese. Eventually I could alternate cues
between the two, a Gimme 5 for the cat, a gimme 5 for the dog. And
after a while the pup could play the clicker game with the cat
without being tied to the piano!

We did this for a few weeks, with the cats still making a big fuss
and running whenever the dog and I passed, but once I got to where
the dog would turn back and look at me on cue instead of lunging at
the end of the leash after the cats, I let him off lead around them.

One great day, I saw a cat tear off, tail fluffed out, a very
tempting target, and the dog started to go after him. I said, "Leave
it!" and the dog did a neat little U-Turn and came to me for a
treat. I was treatless, so we ran happily to the kitchen and cashed
in.

As soon as this happened a couple of times, the cat realized
that "AHA!" When she says, "Leave it!" the dog turns around. The
cat started chasing the dog.

From that point on, the dog and BOTH cats have been friends, even
though one of the cats wasn't involved in the above training system.

Kellie
www.behaviorlogic.com

[Thanks, Kellie, for permission to cross-post!].

01-18-2006, 06:01 PM	#1
SPANCHOU Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: APOOPKA FL Posts: 17	I Need Help I Have A Five Month Old Male Who Is Dying To Play With My Ten And Three Year Old Cats. The Cats Are Not Intrested At All. How Do You Suggest I Handle That Plus He Loves To Bark At Them But Does Not Bark At Anything Else. The Running Around The House Is Driving Me Nuts.

01-19-2006, 12:37 AM	#2
FirstYorkie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London Posts: 1,739	Well, the easiest thing to do is to put up a baby gate so that the cats have a safe area where they can go to escape the pup. There are ways to train dogs to leave cats alone but it takes TIME and effort. If you're interested, I'll try to find more info for you... __________________ FirstYorkie We Love Clicker-Training!

01-20-2006, 06:11 AM	#5
Mydogkelsey YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,133	I think he's just being playful. He wants their attention. Unfortunatley not all cats like dogs doing that..lol so my suggestion would be to keep your dog away or get them declawed so they dont hurt your baby. __________________ R.I.P. Amy girl 01/06/06

01-20-2006, 06:49 AM	#8
KELLYLYNN Harley, Haley & Micah Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pa Posts: 686	sorry Sorry im no help my two yorkies fight (play) all day and all night,,, over everything, toys, attenion, etc......

01-20-2006, 07:19 AM	#11
Ponyup YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 1,252	My dog and cat are just starting to get along and it's been 6 months. For the longest time we thought they were fighting and now we think they are just playing. The cat has two rooms that are just for her. We put up baby gates so she can get away from the dog. She'll come out and hiss at the dog if he's not paying attention to her and then take off and jump a gate and taunt him from the other side. It's good for the cat because she's getting more exercise. The most recent game is the kitty will sit up on this window sill and the dog will jump up and the cat then bats him in the head (she's declawed). This would be cute except the dog barks and barks. We've found squirting the dog with a squirt bottle helps with the barking sometimes. __________________ Ponyup Mom to LOGAN

01-19-2006, 05:18 PM	#3
SPANCHOU Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: APOOPKA FL Posts: 17	I Would Love To Find Out More Thank You

01-20-2006, 06:09 AM	#4
parkerpoo Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: delaware Posts: 75	Parker and our juvenile cat are always fighting, and I'm afraid someone will get hurt. They chase, wrestle around and bite each other all the time. The older cat just swats and runs away from Parker. I'm a little worried too, because we have those rubber things over the claws of the little cat and they sometimes fall off.

01-20-2006, 07:01 AM	#9
Rockster's Mom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 1,279	Have Rocky and a 10 yr old cat. They get along pretty good. Sometimes they chase each other around, but sometimes the cat gets tried of Rocky and just gets up some place high for some peace and quiet. I sometimes think I have Garfield and Odie, becasue one minute they are licking each other and the next the cat is getting after Rocky. It's pretty funny!! When Rocky wants the cat to play he sits right in front her and barks at her. My cat just looks at him like he is nuts and she goes about her business. Rocky pretty much gives up after awhile and then he attackes one of his toys I have had several cats that were strictly indoor cats and they have all been declawed when they were kittens. My vet would perform the procedure while the cats were getting fixed that way they only had to go under once. It is my understanding its more painfull for them when they are older, but I don't know. If I had not had my past cats or current cat declawed, I don't think my furniture or my legs would have survived.

01-20-2006, 07:43 AM	#12
parkerpoo Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: delaware Posts: 75	how cute! Parker doesn't care about being squirted. The old cat just runs away from him, but the young one will wrestle with him, and it is scary to me, so I always break it up. I would've never gotten this cat. my adult daughter just moved back in with us and we couldn't say no to her. He is driving us crazy, though.

01-20-2006, 07:53 AM	#13
FirstYorkie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London Posts: 1,739	Spanchou - I'm sorry I didn't check back on this thread yesterday. I am going to PM you something from another list about this subject that I thought was EXCELLENT. I will check with the author and see if she's okay with me posting it on the list for everyone. __________________ FirstYorkie We Love Clicker-Training!

01-21-2006, 01:44 AM	#15
FirstYorkie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London Posts: 1,739	This is the article that I was referring to. It is taken with permission from the ClickerSolutions Yahoo Group. I thought it was EXCELLENT advice! I managed this in our house by teaching a very strong "leave it" cue with the new dog (this was almost 2 years ago now). I started with the Doggie Zen thing, letting him grab at my closed hands full of treats until he gave up, then feeding him a treat. Then food on the floor, then food held in front of his face, etc. In the meantime he spent a whole lot of time tethered to me. We walked past kitties at a distance and practiced, "Leave it" when he acted like he was interested in them. When he responded to my cue instead of the kitty, he got treats. I wore a treat bag. One of my cats is clicker trained, so nearly every afternoon I would tether the dog to the piano, and sit on the floor with the cat outside the dog's reach and do clicker stuff with the cat. If the dog pitched a fit, I paid him no attention, and if he calmed down I tossed him a bit of cheese. Eventually I could alternate cues between the two, a Gimme 5 for the cat, a gimme 5 for the dog. And after a while the pup could play the clicker game with the cat without being tied to the piano! We did this for a few weeks, with the cats still making a big fuss and running whenever the dog and I passed, but once I got to where the dog would turn back and look at me on cue instead of lunging at the end of the leash after the cats, I let him off lead around them. One great day, I saw a cat tear off, tail fluffed out, a very tempting target, and the dog started to go after him. I said, "Leave it!" and the dog did a neat little U-Turn and came to me for a treat. I was treatless, so we ran happily to the kitchen and cashed in. As soon as this happened a couple of times, the cat realized that "AHA!" When she says, "Leave it!" the dog turns around. The cat started chasing the dog. From that point on, the dog and BOTH cats have been friends, even though one of the cats wasn't involved in the above training system. Kellie www.behaviorlogic.com [Thanks, Kellie, for permission to cross-post!]. __________________ FirstYorkie We Love Clicker-Training!