john70t |
10-03-2019 07:45 AM |
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Originally Posted by Rodsrsr
(Post 10611644)
We've gone through this several times and the key is you can NEVER...EVER let the dog chase the cat.
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This. Dogs need to be re-programmed consistently.
Ceasar Milan (the Dog Whisperer) would probably say:
1). Establish alpha over the dog first. You're the boss and it's your rules. You decide if he can chase the cat or not. They need that scatterbrain chaotic puppy energy to be worn off first with exercise before they are even capable of learning. So wear him out until he can't take more.
2). Then on a leash introduce him to cat, and show him how to interact gently. Start slow in steps. Let puppy know that the cat has been accepted as a memeber of "your pack" and you make the rules. Give them both attention but the cat more. Do not let his puppy mind revert back to chaos and wander into bad thoughts again. There will be small hints of this. Do not reward unwanted behavior or the dog will do again and again. Just ignore him when he is being wrong and brush him aside. Correct him every single time or it's all useless. They don't understand context or intuition at that stage of life. I had to grab my dog's cheek and talk low and slow close to his face like his parent would to get his attention. Still do sometimes. You need to keep it within the smaller circle. Always.
3). Once he understands that being gentle is the proper way of behaving towards kitty, he will continue doing it that way. Hopefully.
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