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Originally Posted by varmint
Okay,
We have the opposite problem. Our cat is a badass 23pound Maine coon. He has never hesitated to claw the **** out of anything. We’ve come home to find the neighbor’s dog cornered and cowering on the back deck because the cat had him trapped. He will smack the crap out of our five year old heeler when the play gets too rough.
Six months ago we got a new puppy. And the cat will not stand up to it. The puppy torments our big guy. He’s taken to hiding in the linen closet. I know just one good slash will sort things out. But he won’t do it. What’s going on?
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We've gone through this several times and the key is you can NEVER...EVER let the dog chase the cat. When this is off the table the dog will either end up getting along with the cat or just be indifferent. My two large very Alpha German Shepard's pretty much ignored them. It takes time to get them to this point and the smarter, younger and more well trained the dog is, the faster it will go. Our dogs will go after squirrels, raccoons and pretty much anything, but a cat, even a feral cat they leave alone.