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AnneJ68 · 05-24-2013, 06:46 AM

Well I have been waiting for this and it finally happened. Nutter our cat and "Grand Dame" of the household finally had her fill. She finally went nuts on Bentley last night instead of running away from him.

Now don't worry she is declawed and is not a biter or I would have intervened right away. She actually cornered him and would not let him out. So I stepped in and picked Bentley up. He retreaded down the hall and curled up in his bed looking back the hall where she was standing guard to my bedroom door. He was actually scared of her at that point. I scooped him up and put him on the couch with me and there he stayed the rest of the evening. Thought good lesson learned, he's done chasing the cat.

Fast forward to this morning........NOPE.......went right back to chasing her again. He's a very smart dog but when it comes to that cat he's dumb as dirt.

I've given up on the dream of them being friends and cuddle buddies. I would settle for being able to pass each other in the same room without a scuffle. I can tell he's just playing because he wags his stump the entire time he goes after her. I just wish I could figure how to keep the peace.

rubymoon2072 · 05-24-2013, 07:07 AM

i hear you...keylo is great with our cats jack and charlie....cedric n lola not so much. they dont want them near our bedroom and will chase, bark and flip a lid every day about this. ive tried the water bottle. they time out. the strong loud no. i am not sure how to correct the issuse but have also given up on them being buddies.

celstu1 · 05-24-2013, 07:54 AM

They will figure out how to co-habitat in due time... just intervene when you sense trouble. If Bentley is a pup and your cat is full grown, the adjustment period may be longer for them to settle down around each other. I think if they are not hurting each other, they may even be kind of playing, teasing, testing the waters with each other, trying to decide who is going to be dominant. Guarantee it will be Nutter! LOL

yavenay · 05-24-2013, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by AnneJ68

Well I have been waiting for this and it finally happened. Nutter our cat and "Grand Dame" of the household finally had her fill. She finally went nuts on Bentley last night instead of running away from him.

Now don't worry she is declawed and is not a biter or I would have intervened right away. She actually cornered him and would not let him out. So I stepped in and picked Bentley up. He retreaded down the hall and curled up in his bed looking back the hall where she was standing guard to my bedroom door. He was actually scared of her at that point. I scooped him up and put him on the couch with me and there he stayed the rest of the evening. Thought good lesson learned, he's done chasing the cat.

Fast forward to this morning........NOPE.......went right back to chasing her again. He's a very smart dog but when it comes to that cat he's dumb as dirt.

I've given up on the dream of them being friends and cuddle buddies. I would settle for being able to pass each other in the same room without a scuffle. I can tell he's just playing because he wags his stump the entire time he goes after her. I just wish I could figure how to keep the peace.

LOL....Been there and done that. They will find a way to co exist. My two did, now the only "arguments they get in are when they both want my attention at the same time or when Brandi is being a snitch and telling on the cat when she jumps up on the coffee table. But other than that, they don't fight much anymore thankfully. It'll get better, just hang in there.

BTY....my cat does have claws and for some strange reason after all these years, she has never used them to scratch Brandi. It's like she knows not to use them so she ends just giving her a bunch of swipes on the head.

Yorkiemom1 · 05-24-2013, 08:46 AM

My babies and my son's cat get along...we play chase the kitty every morning, and then again everytime Stacie walks back thru the sunroom, where the dogs are....but Stacie is in on the game, and she dutifully runs, providing the RHG, a fun time and some vigorous indoor exercise.... It is funny tho, when she is not interested in the game anymore, she stops running from them, and everyone slams on their brakes, looking around at each other, like "whats happening? why did she stop??" and then everyone quietly walks off to their respected areas...... Your baby will get used to the kitty and the kitty will get over "the irritant".....and they will eventually be at least, tolerant of each other, if not bed-buddies or snuggle bugs.....

Renee Pingel · 05-24-2013, 08:49 AM

Molly is always chasing my cat Sinatra and he is a scaredy cat for sure. He hates strangers and really would rather do with out Molly but I hope one day Molly will finally give up and leave him alone. Sinatra is declawed and weighs 15.15 lbs but is scared of a fly

He just hisses and runs off. Molly chases him every chance she gets.

gemy · 05-24-2013, 08:57 AM

Chuckles. Just had to laugh at your post in an OMG been there kind of way

Well truth be told still there too

Karma our cat 18lbs of a beautifull Maine Coone cat does have all his claws, and he and our big BRT 120 odd pounds both rule the roost. Karma taught Magic how to stalk prey, Karma knows how to open sliding doors (the brat!) and they have learnt to co-exist to the point that if Karma is laying in the big boys crate, Magic will let him have it and just lay down in front of "his crate".

Not so with our spitfire of 6.5 lb Yorkie. He constantly chases the cat, and Karma never, ever backs down. They have a good game of chase, then when Karma has had enough turns on him, and bats him silly. No claws ever extended! Or Karma jumps up to his climbing tower.

And yes they have never slept together, although Magic and Karma have in the aforementioned crate.

So far if I sense it is getting serious, I do break it up, and now Razzle is not always the instigator, sometimes Karma wants a serious romp and play fight time.

They will co-exist in time, but you always keep an alert ear and eye out for spats.

chachi · 05-24-2013, 09:44 AM

He is just a puppy and is curious and rambuncious and chases the cat.
When he becomes an adult he will quit that and they will cohabitate peacefully. I have 5 cats all that were born and kittens in our household when our yorkies were adults and they dont chase them unless they have done something that gets the my one yorkie Jewels going like when the cats fight amongst themselves. The yorkies dont cuddle with them but they do look out for them and will bark and let me know if they need in they will also bark if a stray cat is in the yard especially if one of our cats are in the yard so they kinda keep them safe from other cats. My Jewels is the enforcer of the cats and will let them know if they get out of line. Just give it some time and you will have peace with your yorkie and your cat

Verbena · 05-24-2013, 10:22 AM

I could not help but laugh. I have 4 cats. Galen learned that if he chases the cats they run. . .so he thought. One of my twins Rosencrantz I thought was playing with him jumping over Galen as he played until Rosencrantz turned around and bap bap bap bap with the paw on the top of his head. Trying not to laugh Galen bolts and hides behind me as Rosencrantz walks around. Galen peaks around my legs to see if he is there. Yup and stays hid behind me. Now he only chases 3 of the cats lmao ( no puppy was hurt in this story )

Dukendaisy · 05-24-2013, 11:28 AM

LOL So many of us here with the same things happening in our homes. I just had my 15 year old cat Harley who usually loves everybody give little 11 week old Duke a swat and bite on the ear last night after finally losing his patience with the 2 new additions. Harley is the most easygoing fraidycat ever and has seen many creatures come and go over the years and thought he was the last one standing i guess. LOL then I had to go and ruin his peaceful senior years by bringing home 2 puppies, poor Harley.

Of course the puppies want to play and Harley just wants to eat and sleep and cuddle with me so he finally had enough and poor Duke was really shocked and cried and cried. It was more about his pride I guess since there was no real injury.

I hope that once the pups are over the crazy stage that they will all get along too. Good luck right.

yavenay · 05-24-2013, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Verbena

I could not help but laugh. I have 4 cats. Galen learned that if he chases the cats they run. . .so he thought. One of my twins Rosencrantz I thought was playing with him jumping over Galen as he played until Rosencrantz turned around and bap bap bap bap with the paw on the top of his head. Trying not to laugh Galen bolts and hides behind me as Rosencrantz walks around. Galen peaks around my legs to see if he is there. Yup and stays hid behind me. Now he only chases 3 of the cats lmao ( no puppy was hurt in this story )

......now that is so funny.

appasquel · 05-24-2013, 09:01 PM

Cachito, my Yorkie 5 pounds, used to chase D'artagnane, my siames cat 10 pounds, and bother him a lot, D'artagnane is not declawed, but he is a sweetheart, one day he got it and turn around and gave cachito a big paw in the butt, he didn't do it to hurt him bad, just enough, no nails out because cachito didn't have a scratch on him, cachito got scared and run to his bed and I did not interfear on it just leave him there until he came to me, next day he started again and D'artagnane jumped in top of him and laydown like for 5 minutes and that was the end of cachito chasing D'artagnane, now they are best buds and run and play together. I left D'artagnane to put his feet down 1. because he is the oldest and 2 because he was here first and cachito had to learn to respect him and D'artagnane needed to set bounderies. I was wanting to run and hug him and kiss him, but I knew that if I did that this will never end, before I got Cachito I had a smart, wise 16 ear old cat named Isabella, the love of my life and she teached D'artagnane not to bother her the same way, animals knows how to set bounderies and limitations better than us, they do not feel sorry because the dog is a puppy. My cat runs the house for sure.

05-24-2013, 06:46 AM	#1
AnneJ68 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Danville, VA Posts: 790	Lesson given but obviously not learned Well I have been waiting for this and it finally happened. Nutter our cat and "Grand Dame" of the household finally had her fill. She finally went nuts on Bentley last night instead of running away from him. Now don't worry she is declawed and is not a biter or I would have intervened right away. She actually cornered him and would not let him out. So I stepped in and picked Bentley up. He retreaded down the hall and curled up in his bed looking back the hall where she was standing guard to my bedroom door. He was actually scared of her at that point. I scooped him up and put him on the couch with me and there he stayed the rest of the evening. Thought good lesson learned, he's done chasing the cat. Fast forward to this morning........NOPE.......went right back to chasing her again. He's a very smart dog but when it comes to that cat he's dumb as dirt. I've given up on the dream of them being friends and cuddle buddies. I would settle for being able to pass each other in the same room without a scuffle. I can tell he's just playing because he wags his stump the entire time he goes after her. I just wish I could figure how to keep the peace. __________________ Anne Bentley's Tumblr masterbentleyba.tumblr.com

05-24-2013, 07:07 AM	#2
rubymoon2072 Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA Posts: 9,209	i hear you...keylo is great with our cats jack and charlie....cedric n lola not so much. they dont want them near our bedroom and will chase, bark and flip a lid every day about this. ive tried the water bottle. they time out. the strong loud no. i am not sure how to correct the issuse but have also given up on them being buddies. __________________ Cedric N Lola N Keylo RIP Punkee Princess

05-24-2013, 07:54 AM	#3
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	They will figure out how to co-habitat in due time... just intervene when you sense trouble. If Bentley is a pup and your cat is full grown, the adjustment period may be longer for them to settle down around each other. I think if they are not hurting each other, they may even be kind of playing, teasing, testing the waters with each other, trying to decide who is going to be dominant. Guarantee it will be Nutter! LOL __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

05-24-2013, 08:57 AM	#7
gemy YT 2000 Club Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Huntsville,Ont,Canaada Posts: 12,335 Blog Entries: 2	Chuckles. Just had to laugh at your post in an OMG been there kind of way Well truth be told still there too Karma our cat 18lbs of a beautifull Maine Coone cat does have all his claws, and he and our big BRT 120 odd pounds both rule the roost. Karma taught Magic how to stalk prey, Karma knows how to open sliding doors (the brat!) and they have learnt to co-exist to the point that if Karma is laying in the big boys crate, Magic will let him have it and just lay down in front of "his crate". Not so with our spitfire of 6.5 lb Yorkie. He constantly chases the cat, and Karma never, ever backs down. They have a good game of chase, then when Karma has had enough turns on him, and bats him silly. No claws ever extended! Or Karma jumps up to his climbing tower. And yes they have never slept together, although Magic and Karma have in the aforementioned crate. So far if I sense it is getting serious, I do break it up, and now Razzle is not always the instigator, sometimes Karma wants a serious romp and play fight time. They will co-exist in time, but you always keep an alert ear and eye out for spats. __________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018

05-24-2013, 09:44 AM	#8
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	He is just a puppy and is curious and rambuncious and chases the cat. When he becomes an adult he will quit that and they will cohabitate peacefully. I have 5 cats all that were born and kittens in our household when our yorkies were adults and they dont chase them unless they have done something that gets the my one yorkie Jewels going like when the cats fight amongst themselves. The yorkies dont cuddle with them but they do look out for them and will bark and let me know if they need in they will also bark if a stray cat is in the yard especially if one of our cats are in the yard so they kinda keep them safe from other cats. My Jewels is the enforcer of the cats and will let them know if they get out of line. Just give it some time and you will have peace with your yorkie and your cat __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

05-24-2013, 08:46 AM	#5
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	My babies and my son's cat get along...we play chase the kitty every morning, and then again everytime Stacie walks back thru the sunroom, where the dogs are....but Stacie is in on the game, and she dutifully runs, providing the RHG, a fun time and some vigorous indoor exercise.... It is funny tho, when she is not interested in the game anymore, she stops running from them, and everyone slams on their brakes, looking around at each other, like "whats happening? why did she stop??" and then everyone quietly walks off to their respected areas...... Your baby will get used to the kitty and the kitty will get over "the irritant".....and they will eventually be at least, tolerant of each other, if not bed-buddies or snuggle bugs.....

05-24-2013, 08:49 AM	#6
Renee Pingel Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Excelsior Springs, MO, USA Posts: 91	Molly is always chasing my cat Sinatra and he is a scaredy cat for sure. He hates strangers and really would rather do with out Molly but I hope one day Molly will finally give up and leave him alone. Sinatra is declawed and weighs 15.15 lbs but is scared of a fly He just hisses and runs off. Molly chases him every chance she gets.

05-24-2013, 10:22 AM	#9
Verbena Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: with my flying monkeys Posts: 15,620 Blog Entries: 7	I could not help but laugh. I have 4 cats. Galen learned that if he chases the cats they run. . .so he thought. One of my twins Rosencrantz I thought was playing with him jumping over Galen as he played until Rosencrantz turned around and bap bap bap bap with the paw on the top of his head. Trying not to laugh Galen bolts and hides behind me as Rosencrantz walks around. Galen peaks around my legs to see if he is there. Yup and stays hid behind me. Now he only chases 3 of the cats lmao ( no puppy was hurt in this story ) __________________ Teri . . . Galen Jameson Frazier Seraphina Luna Rosencrantz, Saber Tooth Tiger, Pussy Willow Pandora Guildenstern

05-24-2013, 11:28 AM	#10
Dukendaisy Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2013 Location: Edmonton, alberta, Canada Posts: 30	LOL So many of us here with the same things happening in our homes. I just had my 15 year old cat Harley who usually loves everybody give little 11 week old Duke a swat and bite on the ear last night after finally losing his patience with the 2 new additions. Harley is the most easygoing fraidycat ever and has seen many creatures come and go over the years and thought he was the last one standing i guess. LOL then I had to go and ruin his peaceful senior years by bringing home 2 puppies, poor Harley. Of course the puppies want to play and Harley just wants to eat and sleep and cuddle with me so he finally had enough and poor Duke was really shocked and cried and cried. It was more about his pride I guess since there was no real injury. I hope that once the pups are over the crazy stage that they will all get along too. Good luck right.

05-24-2013, 09:01 PM	#12
appasquel YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Oakland, CA, USA Posts: 8	Happen here too and now are best friends Cachito, my Yorkie 5 pounds, used to chase D'artagnane, my siames cat 10 pounds, and bother him a lot, D'artagnane is not declawed, but he is a sweetheart, one day he got it and turn around and gave cachito a big paw in the butt, he didn't do it to hurt him bad, just enough, no nails out because cachito didn't have a scratch on him, cachito got scared and run to his bed and I did not interfear on it just leave him there until he came to me, next day he started again and D'artagnane jumped in top of him and laydown like for 5 minutes and that was the end of cachito chasing D'artagnane, now they are best buds and run and play together. I left D'artagnane to put his feet down 1. because he is the oldest and 2 because he was here first and cachito had to learn to respect him and D'artagnane needed to set bounderies. I was wanting to run and hug him and kiss him, but I knew that if I did that this will never end, before I got Cachito I had a smart, wise 16 ear old cat named Isabella, the love of my life and she teached D'artagnane not to bother her the same way, animals knows how to set bounderies and limitations better than us, they do not feel sorry because the dog is a puppy. My cat runs the house for sure.