Hi, I have a 6yr old yorkie who we adopted 2 weeks ago, we also have a 12 yr old fatcat lol, The cat absolutely hates Bart, she has never lived with a dog, and im not sure if Bart has ever lived with a cat!
Anyway, when the cat comes downstairs (she only comes down for brekkie, tea and supper, then goes back to bed upstairs), i put Bart on his lead, and walk past her, telling him to 'leave it', if he doesn't take any notice, i give him a squirt or water from a bottle. I started this about a week and a half ago, and so far so good, the cat has had a swipe at him, and she is very very vocal, and this is now starting to scare him and he backs of. I have now got to the stage where i don't need to carry the water bottle with me when training him with the cat.
I have now also purchased a stairgate for the living room, this way, they can both see each other and hopefully get used to each other being around.
Hope this helps a little, good luck! |