my wife recently adopted another dog. a 1 year old hound of some type. she treed both our cats the first day she came home. chasses anything that moves, lizards, squrrels, cats, doesnt matter, its in her nature to do so.
tried telling my wife she is going to kill one of the cats eventually, but, like everything else, ife is convinced im wrong untill something happens or some one else tells her the same thing.
just caught the dog pinning the cat down with her paws biting at the cats neck. granted, she is a puppy and is probably trying to play, but wife doesnt understand that "playing" for the dog, is hoding something down between their paws and chewing the stuffing out of it. and the older the dog gets, the more likely that "play" will turn to aggression.
oh, well, done all i can do. wife wont listen, so, by by kitty. just a matter of time. it is easier to let the dog kill the cat than try to open my wife,s eyes to the potential problem, especially if she doesnt want to see it. BTW, she is a staunch republican. wonder if thats an inherant trait of that particular breed.
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I highly recommend getting either you or your wife (or even both!) and pup into obedience training classes or at the least, consult a professional trainer to enable your pup and cats to co-exist peacefully - it can be done - just takes some effort from you and your wife.
If you or your wife don't want to bother with that, then do the humane thing and find a new home for the pup or your cats. Waiting for the dog to kill one of your cats is incredibly inhumane, ignorant, and sickening.
If you or your wife don't want to bother with that, then do the humane thing and find a new home for the pup or your cats. Waiting for the dog to kill one of your cats is incredibly inhumane, ignorant, and sickening.
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If the puppy grows up with the cats, he probably won't kill them. Growing up we had numerous puppies that grew up with and/or alongside our house cats, and not one of the dogs ever harmed one of the cats. Your mileage may vary.
Guys this clearly isn't a post about the pet issues. This is just a post about "wife" not listening to him.
Why he would come here to talk about it when we don't listen either is beyond me.
Why he would come here to talk about it when we don't listen either is beyond me.
Ditch the dog, keep the cats.
King Rimesume wrote:
Ditch the dog and the wife, keep the cats.
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Posted: May 07 2007 at 6:11 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I highly recommend getting either you or your wife (or even both!) and pup into obedience training classes or at the least, consult a professional trainer to enable your pup and cats to co-exist peacefully - it can be done - just takes some effort from you and your wife.
SR wrote:
200 bucks a year for shots alone PER ANIMAL
Do you get the gold plated shots? Full round of shouts on a normal year should run about $35 - $50/year/pet. More on the years that rabies are needed. those are given in 3year doses.
Heartworm medication can be administered year round at a cost of around $65/year if purchased online. This medication contains heartworm AND intestinal parasite medication.
Flea medication is quite cheap if purchased in bulk.
I'm not saying pets aren't expensive, but there's no sense in making up numbers just to make it look worse than it is.
High quality dog food can be readily purchase for under $20 / 40lbs, as long as you stay away from the highly advertised brands. (IAMS, Eukanuba, etc) The highly advertised foods really aren't as good as they say anyway, if you look at the ingredient listing.
shadowrelm wrote:
my mom used to waste her money and time raising greyhounds. there are some breeds that will be aggressive towards other small animals reguardless of any training. this is one of those animals.
Wrong. Just like any other breed, some greyhounds are cat safe, some aren't. Personally, my four are perfectly cat safe, they live with 5 cats, and an 11-month old baby in the house.
No dog can be fully trusted with small animals outside. I wouldn't even trust our lab with one of the cats outside. Prey drive is strong in every breed. Inside is a different story.
You really do just make things up don't you?
Edited, May 7th 2007 10:29am by Frakkor
Edited, May 7th 2007 10:37am by Frakkor
Frakkor wrote:
Wrong. Just like any other breed, some greyhounds are cat safe, some aren't. Personally, my four are perfectly cat safe, they live with 5 cats, and an 11-month old baby in the house.
They are, however, incredibly dangerous around pizza.
(Long story, the gist of it is that a friend's greyhound, if left alone for 2 minutes with a pizza, could and would efficiently suck the cheese and toppings off of it leaving only the crust and sauce)
HAHA!
Sounds like one of my dogs.
Sounds like one of my dogs.
shadowrelm wrote:
oh, well, done all i can do. wife wont listen, so, by by kitty. just a matter of time. it is easier to let the dog kill the cat than try to open my wife,s eyes to the potential problem, especially if she doesnt want to see it. BTW, she is a staunch republican. wonder if thats an inherant trait of that particular breed.
That explains so much.
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