Sheltie + Cat owners??
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corbinam
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This happens at my house all the time!
deewolflvr
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my two cats are older and had them before i got bubbles my sheltie. they have taught bubbles when enough is enough. poor bubs has a small scar down the front of her nose where the cats got to her. but she has learned when the cat starts smacking its time to quit and she goes lays down or plays with my other dog. but i think over time they will figure out thier own places.
We have cats and they've always had at least one dog in the household who considers them playmates. In fact, Spencer and Elijah (big orange neutered boy) play together constantly. I consider that Eli is Spencer's cat and apparently Spencer does too. All I have to say is 'Spencie, where's your kitty?' And off he goes, finds and wakes up sound asleep Eli and playtime starts once again. But when Eli has had enough, he lets Spencer know and the game ends (for a while).
He is pretty sedate when she approaches.I really think he knows shes blind.Usually it is Trapp on the bed with her every night.She will cuddle right up to him.
But I was busy taking pictures,and she hopped right up there,so I continued to snap away.
Ainsley's mom
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Ainsley used to play with my cat Dymphna all the time. They would chase each other all over the house. Sometimes I would worry that it was getting too rough, but the cat kept coming back and playing and she was usually the one who instigated the game. When she was tired of playing she would just go somewhere that the dog couldn't get her.
Ainsley will try to play with Mia, but Mia is 15 and isn't about to romp with a rambunctious sheltie. When Ainsley tries to play, Mia will just lay down and you can't chase or herd a cat that won't run! They aren't exactly friends, but they have developed a sort of mutual toleration society.
Ainsley will try to play with Mia, but Mia is 15 and isn't about to romp with a rambunctious sheltie. When Ainsley tries to play, Mia will just lay down and you can't chase or herd a cat that won't run! They aren't exactly friends, but they have developed a sort of mutual toleration society.
Justicemom
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That is the key. The cat must learn to not run or to go somewhere the dog can't get them. The dog must learn to stop when the cat says so or the owner says so. Tanner is 15 too and he has trained 4 dogs to the ways of the cat. I will so miss him training my future dogs. Hopefully he has one more dog to train in him.
She is really little, somebody dropped her off at the vet as the mom hadn't been going to feed them for a while and we just adopted her. She is ~ 6 weeks.
She will run under the table when she has had enough, thats her safe spot. Pebbles is learning to be more gentle with her, I think!
Here is a picture I took today!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8697533@N05/4681711610/sizes/l/
I know this is a little old of a thread but thought I would throw my 2 cents in about the subject. We just added a sheltie pup to our family but I also have two high prey drive terriers, one rat terrier one pit mix. We were adopted by a cat shortly after moving to our new house in May. The kitten was and is fearless which is good because running is what sparks the prey drive. Anyhow one of the first things I always teach my dogs is the leave it command. Also using a sharp reprimand to break their concentration works wonders, a quick "ah-ah" has worked great with the new pup while learning boundaries. Of course it helps that Sam has all of his claws and isn't afraid to give the dogs a good thwack when they deserve it. He also has a "kitty" tree right in the living room where he can get up on. Cats should always in my opinion have a place where they can get away from the dogs and have some peace.