Suja wrote:

Dunno why this reminded me of one of my favorite pictures:
http://www.shepherdrescue.org/pages/GoodShepherd.html (the very first one)

Yes! That's an oldie but a goodie.

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On 2008-03-03 12:54:55 -0500, "cshenk" said:

'This is not true of all breeds. What little I know says that Rotts and
cats
do not mix well. This doesnt mean there arent exceptions, but it's not
generally a good mix to try. I'd hazard a guess that it works only if the
cat is there when the pup is born and the pup grows up with it. Your 7MO is
too old for this.'

You'd hazard a guess.


Cash is a beagle and will mix well. A known breed for this.

When Beagles are used for hunting, how do they behave with prey?

They act as trained. Most dogs have hunting in the background. Beagles
sniff and chase.

They track well and are some of the better sniffers out there. Used widely
for drug dogs too for the same reason.

They sniff and chase. That may actually mean that Beagles could
possibly be known to chase animals like cats.

I would not
add 2 that were not naturally happy so but aim for one to be sociable if the
other isnt. Seems sane then?

Other dog aggressive dogs are probably going to be other dog aggressive
no matter how sociable the other dog is.

"Shelly" wrote in message:

I don't know this dog, so I wouldn't want to guess. I have never
heard that Rotties are particularly bad with cats.

Dunno why this reminded me of one of my favorite pictures:
http://www.shepherdrescue.org/pages/GoodShepherd.html (the very first one)

Suja

Unless the dog was raised with cats from a young age it's a very iffy
situation. I don't think I would trust the two together until you are 100%
sure that the dog can be trusted not to go after and kill the cat.

I have 3 dog and 3 cats in the house they all get along but adding the adult
stray to the household was very questionable when we did it. He seemed to
get along with cats but I wasn't sure of it and it took a long time before I
trusted him completely. We've had a few episodes of snapping and I came
down on him hard so he understands that the behavior will not be tolerated.
Even to this day 2 years later I still have to scold him occasionally for
getting an attitude with the cats when they get too close to one of his
toys.

Celeste




"tenplay" wrote in message
...
We have a 7 month old female Rottweiler mix. She has everything
except for enough companionship. We just do not have enough time in
our busy work schedules to spend as much time with her as she would
like. She would love to be with us every minute of every day. And we
are reluctant to adopt another dog at this time. I faintly remember
that a friend used to have a dog and a cat, and they were
inseparable. Is that common or are they usually enemies? Does it
matter if the cat is an adult or kitten? Wouldn't a cat tend to leave
the yard and spend most of its time elsewhere rather than at home with
the dog? Are there other pet alternatives that would work better? A
friend once had a pet pig that she was very fond of. Thanks for any
suggestions.

Sibes do ok if they are raised with cats as a puppy. I've had two sibe
mixes who have done very well with cats. In fact my last one who passed
away was best friends with my siamese. Even the 11 month old we have now
does ok and she likes to play constantly. Once in a while she gets yelled
at for chasing one of the cats but for the most part the cats hold their own
with her and put her in her place when she gets too pushy.

She backs off quicker from the cats than she does the older dog. Now with
him she just doesn't know when to back down and I know at some point he's
going to let her have it. I would never let the two of them loose in the
house together unsupervised because I just don't trust her to be smart
enought to back down from him.

Celeste



"Shelly" wrote in message
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cshenk wrote:

Are you sure a Rott wont consider a kitten to be lunch? They arent noted
as a cat tolerant breed.

I don't know this dog, so I wouldn't want to guess. I have never heard
that Rotties are particularly bad with cats. In fact, I would have
assumed the opposite. They're big, yes, but they're also a herding breed
(well, droving, but still). That's a different sort of prey drive than,
say, a Siberian (now that's a breed that's notoriously bad with cats).

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In article 2mXyj.6129$6R.3201@trnddc04, Spot wrote:
Sibes do ok if they are raised with cats as a puppy.

It is common, on the Siberian mailing lists, to see someone
post that their dog had been great with cats all its life,
right up until the day it killed their cat.

I've had two sibe mixes [ ... ]

Hold that thought.
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Spot wrote:
Sibes do ok if they are raised with cats as a puppy. I've had two sibe
mixes who have done very well with cats. In fact my last one who passed
away was best friends with my siamese.

I had a Sibe who was great with cats. I would not assume that any
other Sibe is great with cats, or that being raised with cats is
enough to make any Sibe cat safe.

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"cshenk" wrote:
'This is not true of all breeds. What little I know says that Rotts
and cats
do not mix well. This doesnt mean there arent exceptions, but it's
not generally a good mix to try. I'd hazard a guess that it works
only if the cat is there when the pup is born and the pup grows up
with it. Your 7MO is too old for this.'

Your guess is wrong. While it very much depends on both individuals, dogs
(even Rotts) can and do adapt to non-canine companions at any age. I would
certainly try to find a dog-savvy cat, were I adding a cat to a household
containing an adolescent dog of any breed.

It isn't unusual for Rottweilers to be other dog aggressive.

The few i know, are not but that is apt to be training and
socialization.

Properly trained, you'd never know whether a dog is dog-aggressive without
living with the critter. Most days, you'd never know that my ACDs were
both dog aggressive, or that my Lab is territorial. *I* know this, and
handle them in such a way that these tendencies should not be readily
apparent to the casual observer.

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(Ranger, Duke, Rhia-cat)

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:22:54 GMT, "Spot" wrote:

Sibes do ok if they are raised with cats as a puppy. I've had two sibe
mixes who have done very well with cats.

You can't really judge a breed based on mixes of that breed.
Siberians are notoriously aggressive to cats, although there are many
Sibes that are always fine with cats and some that can be trained to
be OK with cats. Unfortunately, the number of Siberians in
shelters/rescues is huge, and it's too late to raise them with cats
from puppyhood at that point.

Of the eight Siberians I've had or placed, one was very
cat-aggressive; six were fine with cats, as adults, with no training
or other intervention needed; and one learned, over a period of years,
that his continued existence on this earth was dependent upon his
behavior around the resident cats, and he adjusted said behavior
accordingly. I suspect I've been lucky, although I also suspect that
the percentage of the dog population that falls into the "cat
trainable" category is bigger than one might think; it's just that the
percentage of humans willing/able to do that training is fairly small.

Mustang Sally

In article ,
sighthounds & siberians wrote:
Of the eight Siberians I've had or placed, one was very
cat-aggressive; six were fine with cats, as adults, with no training
or other intervention needed; and one learned, over a period of years,
that his continued existence on this earth was dependent upon his
behavior around the resident cats, and he adjusted said behavior
accordingly.

I've had 4 that were fine with cats, one who was trainable
on her own but tended to go along with the two who'd kill a
cat as soon as look at it. And, of course, one unknown.

I've mentioned that my vet's office has a lifelike toy cat
curled up in sleeping position, with lifelike fur, and that
Eclipse stared at it for a few seconds before jumping at it
and biting it on the back.

The Iditarod has a new chat forum (moved over from the
former Cabela's site) and you get a lot of enthusiasts and
people who are huge fans but are kind of clueless
themselves. So, in the "Talk about your dogs" area someone
asked if she'd need to fence her Siberian Husky and somebody
else asserted that she was an expert and everybody else
who'd posted that yes, she'd need a fence and a good one
were morons, and that only someone incompetent would need to
fence their Siberian. That was also where that wolf-hugger
who used to post here about feeding his dogs Pedigree
supplemented with slabs of fat used to hang out. Mostly
mushers hang out other places, but, you know, bless Karen
Ramstead, who posts there and keeps a chipper, upbeat tone
in the face of the most unbelievable cluelessness. 'Course
she's otherwise occupied for the next 12 days or so.
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