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Originally Posted by kalina82

oh my god, i can't believe that pit jumped through the car window to get to that other dog, or that the other pit jumped from a second story window. Sounds like all these dogs are dog aggressive. Also seems like they have stupid owners who never properly socialized them or trained them...especially the guy who let his pit out in the front yard unleashed.

i'd be afraid for my dog if i lived where you did. Not because the neighbor dogs are pits and rotties but because they're stupid owners have no control over them what so ever and allow them to be poorly confined and restricted.

Did that little boy get hurt?

I think he had some scratches, but he did not get bitten. And was shaken up pretty badly after the incident.

Originally Posted by Poochieheaven

I'm curious what people think about large dogs and cats, instead of large dogs and yorkies?

If it changes your opinion, why?

I have cats and Yorkies. To keep the peace, as our little Yorkie friends can at times show their tempers, I have a cat tree that the cats can access to get up away from the dogs. I had the same cat tree when I had a big dog, and it works out well.

I guess the fact that cats are able to get away, and that they are a different species, where alot of times I feel the injury inflicted on a small dog may start out as play, and then something either snaps, or maybe the position of the jaws around a neck feels really right and they try it, like instinctively.

Originally Posted by kalina82

i think cats that are not declawed have a better chance then a yorkie of defending themselves from any sized dog trying to attack them. Cats also can get away easier and can jump to a position that the dog cannot get to. However, if the large dog is gonna be set off by another pet and attack it i don't think it matters whether its another dog or a cat.

A lot of the time though when the dog first goes after the cat and the cat swats them on the nose or scratches them the dog learns its lesson and leaves the cat alone.