How, in general, is the breed with cats?
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mimiretz
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mimiretz
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don't know why it's upside down, or how to correct it :sadsmile: Should also add that although Cassie regularly hits Oberon, he always keeps his claws in when doing so. From the beginning, he seemed to recognize that Oberon was a baby and treated him accordingly. I abscribe it to how Mercutio (the Samoyed we had prior to Oberon) was with Casanova, always very gentle. It's as if Cassie learned how to deal with babies by how he was treated (yep, I think animals are more like us than we give them credit for -- call me crazy).
However, if you're really concerned about cat claws, or if it becomes a problem, they sell these plastic caps that are glued onto the claw. We keep them on Cassie because he has a tendency to love me too much, and since I'm on plavix, my arms end up looking like a tic-tac-toe board. They don't seem to bother him at all and are definitely more humane than declawing.
However, if you're really concerned about cat claws, or if it becomes a problem, they sell these plastic caps that are glued onto the claw. We keep them on Cassie because he has a tendency to love me too much, and since I'm on plavix, my arms end up looking like a tic-tac-toe board. They don't seem to bother him at all and are definitely more humane than declawing.
Hanne
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EJHUNTL - thank you for your lovely pic. 
Minnie has not said hello to my daughter's family's three big cats (Maine Coon) so I am a little curious about how it will go.
Minnie has no knowledge of cats.
Minnie has not said hello to my daughter's family's three big cats (Maine Coon) so I am a little curious about how it will go.
Minnie has no knowledge of cats.
Two shelties and five cats here. One cat of which was raised with the shelties as a kitten while the boys were puppies.
The kitten raised with the shelties is the best with them, he is the hardiest and doesn't mind their moments of madness. The other cats don't tolerate them as much but the boys keep to themselves.
Honestly, if the cats are good with dogs and your sheltie knows what cats are like then it'll be absolutely fine.
I do have to say that the boys often get a bit mad during the night if a cat is running around, growling as if to say "go back to bed!" and Jet will often try to herd a cat back into the house if any of them are out in the back garden.
The kitten raised with the shelties is the best with them, he is the hardiest and doesn't mind their moments of madness. The other cats don't tolerate them as much but the boys keep to themselves.
Honestly, if the cats are good with dogs and your sheltie knows what cats are like then it'll be absolutely fine.
I do have to say that the boys often get a bit mad during the night if a cat is running around, growling as if to say "go back to bed!" and Jet will often try to herd a cat back into the house if any of them are out in the back garden.
wjo53
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Both my girls were mostly ok with cats indoors. If the cat arched it's back, it usually initiated a bark session, but wouldn't last long.
Outside, April would look at a cat, and think 'isn't that cute', and go about other business.
Chelsea would see a cat indoors, and be ok, but if that same cat was outside, it was chase time. And oh, how she loved to see a cat outdoors.
Outside, April would look at a cat, and think 'isn't that cute', and go about other business.
Chelsea would see a cat indoors, and be ok, but if that same cat was outside, it was chase time. And oh, how she loved to see a cat outdoors.
EJHUNTL - thank you for your lovely pic.
Minnie has not said hello to my daughter's family's three big cats (Maine Coon) so I am a little curious about how it will go.
Minnie has no knowledge of cats.
You're welcome - Maine Coons are my very favorite cats, such great personalities!
Cooper'sMama
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My Shelties love "their" cat. Zoe thinks she is a dog and the dogs things she is also a dog. It's quite hilarious!
Tabitha
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My dogs are grate with our cats and this is the first time they've ever been around them. I rescued a litter of kittens a few months ago and after a while everyone was fine, they even groom and play with each other. My senior dog, F-kap, has never been around cats all his life and he's almost 11 years old!
Here's a picture of three of our dogs and our two 7 month old foster failure kittens, Camie (the tortoiseshell) and Dottie (the tabby).
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...84d5a108511c40f91a1274d8ca74ee10&size=816,612
Here's a picture of three of our dogs and our two 7 month old foster failure kittens, Camie (the tortoiseshell) and Dottie (the tabby).
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...84d5a108511c40f91a1274d8ca74ee10&size=816,612