Shelties and a new cat

I've just been mesmerized watching your youtube videos of Snowy! What a sweet angel! I'm so glad Snowy's story had a happy ending -- you seem like a very devoted and doting parent :biggrin2:


Back to topic, we had our cat Nick first. I don't think he ever fully forgave us for getting our tri girl, Charlie, as he ruled the roost until then. But he was much better with our second little sable girl, Rylie. Nick and Rylie often cuddle and sleep together. Him and Charlie? Not so much :lol:
 
Miss Sheltie-
It is funny how their different personalities come out, isn't it? Snowy just snarls at the cats if they bug her, my Cairn loves one and will sleep with him, but will growl whenever our other cat comes near her!

(And thanks for the comment on Snowy's video. She is quite entertaining to have around!)
 
I have a sheltie and cat, both stay in the house. When the dog goes out to play, the cat will cry at the door for him. Once, he comes in they can't leave each other alone. Running around and playing. When we put the dog in his crate the cat goes in as well. She also sleeps in the crate at night with him. They are the best of friends.
 
I have a cat with my 3 dogs as well. She got the joy of being an only animal for about a month after our two previous dogs went to the Rainbow Bridge. When we brought home Marlie, oh it was on! Marlie had not been around cats and she chased her. The cat was so mad, she didn't come out of my room for weeks. Her and Marlie have it all figured out now and they both chase it other around the house. It cracks me up! They both zig and zag but they don't hurt each other ever. Often Oreo (the cat) will mistake Zoe for Marlie and will freak Zoe out. Zoe wants nothing to do with her b/c Oreo has swatted her before! Rasha could care less. Sometimes Oreo will go right up to her to play and Rasha will just walk the other direction. It's funny how they all act so different!
 
Who knows?

We had two older cats when my parents brought Milo, our first dog/sheltie home. Princess Natasha, a himillayan/grey tabby cross usually pretty gentle but could be tempermental. Mr. Mange. E Beast an orange ex tom cat, very laid back but had shown some dog aggression in the past when loose dogs ran on our property.

I wasn't too concerned with Mangey, even at 12 I figured he'd be fine with the dog when he realized that he was not a thing to fear and would be staying.

I was nervous of Natasha though, she was already 13 and this was our first dog, I was afraid she'd hide under the bed for the rest of her life.

Boy did I ever have things wrong.

Within a week Natasha had completely accepted the puppy and was not only very patient with him, but she'd also play with him! Boy were they funny to watch together playing tag! Often Milo would bring her his toys and drop them on top of her, she'd give him a disgusted look. He would get overly excited and knock her down or trample her, she just took it or gave him a clawless swat. Only once when he was a couple of years old did she actually claw him, and he definitely deserved it. They were good friends till Natasha had to be put down at the ripe old age of 17. Milo was sad and looked for her for a couple of weeks and looked everywhere for her.

Mangey was a totally different story. He NEVER accepted the dog into our home, despite our best efforts. He remained aggressive and took every opportunity to try and beat up Milo. Poor Milo was always a timid dog and never realized that he could put that cat his his place. He lived in fear of Mangey unitil I moved Mangey in with me, shortly before he had to be put down too, at the age of 16.

It totally depends on the cats and dogs I guess. One never knows whats goign to happen!
 
Still no go!

I appreciate everyone's suggestions. I really do think it's just the combination of THIS dog and THIS cat that is not working. If the cat didn't run, the dog would probably give up, but alas that is not to be.

The other day I came home from work to find the two dogs had chased the cat into the small bathroom and somehow closed the door behind them, locking all three into a tiny room all day...... Needless to say, there was quite a mess to clean up at the end of the day. Blood on the wall and on the toilet made me think the worst, but I found the blood was from a scratch on Rusty's nose. The other mess - I won't go into details, but suffice it to say that the cat was scared _ _ _ _-less! It took me an hour to clean up and everyone was traumatized.

Things have settled down now that I keep them separated - we have worked out a plan where the dogs get the run of the house during the day and the cat gets it at night. My boyfriend also takes the dogs on Saturday and Sunday, allowing the cat to relax. People may think I'm crazy to work this hard at coordinating my pets, but they're the only children I have!!
 
Miss Sheltie said:
I've just been mesmerized watching your youtube videos of Snowy! What a sweet angel! I'm so glad Snowy's story had a happy ending -- you seem like a very devoted and doting parent :biggrin2:

I also was mesmerized- I watched so many of your videos that Sheltie Forums logged me out. Snowy is absolutely amazing and adorable. :smile2:
I don't have cats because my mixed breed likes to hunt them- there is no peaceful coexistence for him.
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