There is no time like the present to train your dog not to molest the cat. The word "NO!" is very easy for a dog to learn. If he does not listen then get up and stop the activity.
Your cat has not ability to defend himself and I know how aggressive a Yorkie that wants to play can be. My little girl likes nothing better than a good fight. When she was a pup she was quite a kitten wrangler. Now that the cats are all bigger than her she won't even consider starting something with them. (They all have their claws) She does like to bark and run around them when they when they want to play with her but she knows better than to get too close.
There are lots of bad behaviors these little ones can try but it is best to let them know just what the ground rules are right at the start. Teaching him things like "sit" "stay" "down" and especially "no" is really helpful when you want your dog to stop doing something it should not do. |