Dog help-

Capt Jack · 01-16-2007, 05:07 PM

I have two dogs, one of which is a breed that was purpose bred by monks in Tibet to be an 'alarm dog' (Lhasa Apso) to call the bigger Mastiffs to deal with said intruders . basically, I think they bred all the courage out of them, so he barks at pretty well anything...imaginary or otherwise. It works really well, except like I said, he barks at any and everything.

I get to play the part of the Mastiff.

WOOOF!

anyway, my point being, smaller dogs have their uses. you just have to be willing to be a mastiff.

Alex · 01-16-2007, 05:43 PM

It's all common sense so don't get too worried about it.

As you introduce them make sure that the cats have somewhere to escape to and that you can quickly restrain the dog if things do get ugly.

But unless the dog is truly aggressive towards cats (and the shelter should be checking for such aggressiveness) the cats should be able to dominate the relationship if need be. Puppies are usually friendly aggressive more than violent aggressive a couple swats to the nose from the cat and that will start to resolve itself..

There is no guarantee that they'll be become great buddies (especially with older cats) but they'll eventually work out their own structure and ground rules for getting along.

The only way to guarantee that the dog doesn't eat the cat poop is to make sure the dog can't get to the cat poop. But not all dogs are interested.

CoasterMatt · 01-16-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

The only way to guarantee that the dog doesn't eat the cat poop is to make sure the dog can't get to the cat poop. But not all dogs are interested.

You could also try mixing in some natto...

01-16-2007, 05:07 PM	#1
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	I have two dogs, one of which is a breed that was purpose bred by monks in Tibet to be an 'alarm dog' (Lhasa Apso) to call the bigger Mastiffs to deal with said intruders . basically, I think they bred all the courage out of them, so he barks at pretty well anything...imaginary or otherwise. It works really well, except like I said, he barks at any and everything. I get to play the part of the Mastiff. *WOOOF!* anyway, my point being, smaller dogs have their uses. you just have to be willing to be a mastiff. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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01-16-2007, 05:43 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It's all common sense so don't get too worried about it. As you introduce them make sure that the cats have somewhere to escape to and that you can quickly restrain the dog if things do get ugly. But unless the dog is truly aggressive towards cats (and the shelter should be checking for such aggressiveness) the cats should be able to dominate the relationship if need be. Puppies are usually friendly aggressive more than violent aggressive a couple swats to the nose from the cat and that will start to resolve itself.. There is no guarantee that they'll be become great buddies (especially with older cats) but they'll eventually work out their own structure and ground rules for getting along. The only way to guarantee that the dog doesn't eat the cat poop is to make sure the dog can't get to the cat poop. But not all dogs are interested.
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