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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I agree, and he needs to be taught that it is not acceptable to chase the cat.
As soon as he starts with the cat, grab him and put him in a room by himself ... don't let him stay in a room with you or the cat. Only leave him in there for a few minutes. Let him out and if he does it again, grab him and put him in time out again. Just be consistent. Hopefully, he will learn that the behavior is not acceptable.
This has worked for me in many different instances. |
We're having success using this "time-out" method and the squirt bottle. If Sophie Kate goes after the cat, she is put in an ex-pen. If the cat walks by and she starts jumping at the side of the pen and barking, I'll squirt at her legs, and say loudly "Uh Huh!". Within the matter of a couple of days, we've gone from not trusting her at all around our cat, to now, she almost totally ignores him and hasn't been penned for cat attacking, in some time now.
I also continue to praise Sophie Kate, when the cat walks by and she ignores him. She loves the praise more than she loved the cat chase.
For the safety of your cat, you don't have time to start with "leave it". You need to make this an absolute "NO" and can't wait on reward methods to work. In this case, the reward can be, not getting time out, or squirted.