How Do I Get My Dog To Stop Attacking The Cat

My boy cat is fine but my girl cat is 6 and she gets worse each year with attacking my dog when all she does is walk by.

How do i get my dog to stop attacking the cat. Set up a baby gate. Even if your dog gets used to the cat in your home he may still want to chase and attack strange cats. When the cat appears ask your dog to sit and look at you. Teach your dog basic obedience commands that you can use to keep him away from the cat or to interrupt a situation that could escalate into attack.

Make sure that each of them have food and water and for the cat a litter box. If since being a puppy it needs to become used to the presence of cats in a gradual and supervised way as an adult it will never see a cat as a threat and you will not see your dog subjected to stress when seeing a cat. Use a fishing. Other options are keeping cat and dog separated when you are not able to supervise.

Set up the spaces so that each animal is comfortable. If the dog is bothering the cat then the cat can leap over the gate and ignore the dog rather than scratching or hissing at the dog to get it to go away. Start with one dog and desensitize him to your cats presence slowly by having him on a leash or in a head halter to limit access to the feline. Check your yard before releasing the dog to play and keep your dog leashed in residential areas where cats might be outside.

Play with your cat a couple of times a day in a way that imitates the hunt. A baby gate with a small entrance on the bottom a cat tree or a high window perch is all it takes. We say no spray her flick her on the nose then she wants to attack me. Avoid cats on the street while walking your dog and try to deter cats from entering the yard where your dog plays.

Use a baby gate to allow your cat to separate itself from your dog. If we cant get this taken care of tempted to get rid of her. The best way to prevent dogs from attacking cats is undoubtedly an early education. If he does not pay attention to your command but lunges toward the cat pull the dog away from the cat and repeat the sit command.

Providing your cat other activities to focus on can help change and eventually stop the behavior. Have your cat or a friends cat present. Since the attacks seem to occur mostly outdoors either monitor the cat and dog closely when they are outside or do not allow them to be outdoors together.