we have a little dachshund who was rescued and near death. We have had him
about 6 yrs. and love him dearly. Recently a cat has 'adopted' us. This is a
sweet female yellow tabby. She is very afraid of Zip (the dog). with good
reason. He hates her and cry-barks everytime he sees her. I would like this
cat to be welcome in our home as I think she needs us. Is there a way or a
trick or something I can do to make them at least tolerate each other? I pet
her outside and come in and pet him so he can have her scent on him. So far
I am making no progress. Does anyone have a suggestion?

On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:03:27 -0500, "Phyllis Stone"
wrote:

we have a little dachshund who was rescued and near death. We have had him
about 6 yrs. and love him dearly. Recently a cat has 'adopted' us. This is a
sweet female yellow tabby. She is very afraid of Zip (the dog). with good
reason. He hates her and cry-barks everytime he sees her. I would like this
cat to be welcome in our home as I think she needs us. Is there a way or a
trick or something I can do to make them at least tolerate each other? I pet
her outside and come in and pet him so he can have her scent on him. So far
I am making no progress. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Frankly, I think you're asking too much. Dachshunds don't do well with
cats, unless they've been raised together (and even then, it sometimes
doesn't work out). So, no, I don't think the cat is ever going to be
welcomed by the dog. Did you try to find out where the cat might have
come from? How exactly did the cat adopt you? Could she possibly
belong to a neighbor, if only to feed & water her?

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On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:03:27 -0500, "Phyllis Stone"
wrote:

we have a little dachshund who was rescued and near death. We have had him
about 6 yrs. and love him dearly. Recently a cat has 'adopted' us. This is
a
sweet female yellow tabby. She is very afraid of Zip (the dog). with good
reason. He hates her and cry-barks everytime he sees her. I would like
this
cat to be welcome in our home as I think she needs us. Is there a way or a
trick or something I can do to make them at least tolerate each other? I
pet
her outside and come in and pet him so he can have her scent on him. So
far
I am making no progress. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Frankly, I think you're asking too much. Dachshunds don't do well with
cats, unless they've been raised together (and even then, it sometimes
doesn't work out). So, no, I don't think the cat is ever going to be
welcomed by the dog. Did you try to find out where the cat might have
come from? How exactly did the cat adopt you? Could she possibly
belong to a neighbor, if only to feed & water her?


I did try to find her owners. She had been hanging around for a month or so
before I fed her. She would come and go. I bought some dry cat food and put
it out and she would come and eat it when I left. Then one day I meowed at
her and we started a dialog. A few days later she let me pet her. I
continued to ask around but no one has claimed her. There is a wild cat
population in our neighborhood but it is obvious she has known humans. At
first she ate like she was starving but she has become a bit picky. I think
maybe someone just moved and forgot their cat, unfortunately that happens.

"Phyllis Stone" wrote in message
...
we have a little dachshund who was rescued and near death. We have had him
about 6 yrs. and love him dearly. Recently a cat has 'adopted' us. This is
a sweet female yellow tabby. She is very afraid of Zip (the dog). with
good reason. He hates her and cry-barks everytime he sees her. I would
like this cat to be welcome in our home as I think she needs us. Is there
a way or a trick or something I can do to make them at least tolerate each
other? I pet her outside and come in and pet him so he can have her scent
on him. So far I am making no progress. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Lock the together in a room where neither can jump off the floor. They will
establish their own dominance. For three dogs I have had, all they had to
do was catch the cat, and they were cured of their dominance issues. After
that, they coexisted peaceably. If you do not want to do the small room
thing, just let them have at each other, and the doxie will probably learn
to leave the cat alone.

What I'd do, any way.

In article ,
"SteveB" wrote:


What I'd do, any way.

I really hope there isn't anyone reading who would listen to this
asshole/troll. A Dachshund can kill a cat in very short order. I'd
work on finding the cat a permanent home elsewhere.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:40:42 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Phyllis Stone" wrote in message
...
we have a little dachshund who was rescued and near death. We have had him
about 6 yrs. and love him dearly. Recently a cat has 'adopted' us. This is
a sweet female yellow tabby. She is very afraid of Zip (the dog). with
good reason. He hates her and cry-barks everytime he sees her. I would
like this cat to be welcome in our home as I think she needs us. Is there
a way or a trick or something I can do to make them at least tolerate each
other? I pet her outside and come in and pet him so he can have her scent
on him. So far I am making no progress. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Lock the together in a room where neither can jump off the floor. They will
establish their own dominance. For three dogs I have had, all they had to
do was catch the cat, and they were cured of their dominance issues. After
that, they coexisted peaceably. If you do not want to do the small room
thing, just let them have at each other, and the doxie will probably learn
to leave the cat alone.

What I'd do, any way.

Good Lord. It's one thing to kill your own dog because you're too
stupid and lazy to train them It's quite another to give advice to
other people that is quite likely to result in the deaths of their
animals. Are you aware of what dachshunds are bred for? A dog that
was bred to take on badgers can take on a cat.

To the OP: we have a doxie that has co-existed with cats, but
although he didn't like them initially, he never went after them or
displayed any behavior that made me think he would harm them. I don't
know what you mean by your dog "cry-barking". Is he lunging at her or
trying to get at her? Dachshunds like to have everything in their
worlds exactly the way they want it, and he may just be jealous of the
interloper. On the other hand, if he's thinking of her as prey and/or
behaving aggressively, it would be best to find the cat another home.

"Janet Boss" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"SteveB" wrote:


What I'd do, any way.

I really hope there isn't anyone reading who would listen to this
asshole/troll. A Dachshund can kill a cat in very short order. I'd
work on finding the cat a permanent home elsewhere.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Yeah, and keep a killer dog around. So, next time, it can kill a neighbor's
cat. Or a kitten who wanders in. Or some puppy. A dog who is being
trained that if you don't like something, you kill it, and there's no
punishment. You guys are really out of touch. Keep a psycho dog around,
and then let them get face to face with a toddler in the family. "But it
really wasn't Frieda's fault. Little Johnny shouldn't have been down on the
floor with the dog. It's Johnny's fault."

Every dachshund I've seen is a biter. You know what happens to biters? I'd
find another home for the psycho doxie or make fertilizer out of it.

Steve

"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:40:42 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Phyllis Stone" wrote in message
...
we have a little dachshund who was rescued and near death. We have had
him
about 6 yrs. and love him dearly. Recently a cat has 'adopted' us. This
is
a sweet female yellow tabby. She is very afraid of Zip (the dog). with
good reason. He hates her and cry-barks everytime he sees her. I would
like this cat to be welcome in our home as I think she needs us. Is
there
a way or a trick or something I can do to make them at least tolerate
each
other? I pet her outside and come in and pet him so he can have her
scent
on him. So far I am making no progress. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Lock the together in a room where neither can jump off the floor. They
will
establish their own dominance. For three dogs I have had, all they had to
do was catch the cat, and they were cured of their dominance issues.
After
that, they coexisted peaceably. If you do not want to do the small room
thing, just let them have at each other, and the doxie will probably learn
to leave the cat alone.

What I'd do, any way.

Good Lord. It's one thing to kill your own dog because you're too
stupid and lazy to train them It's quite another to give advice to
other people that is quite likely to result in the deaths of their
animals. Are you aware of what dachshunds are bred for? A dog that
was bred to take on badgers can take on a cat.

To the OP: we have a doxie that has co-existed with cats, but
although he didn't like them initially, he never went after them or
displayed any behavior that made me think he would harm them. I don't
know what you mean by your dog "cry-barking". Is he lunging at her or
trying to get at her? Dachshunds like to have everything in their
worlds exactly the way they want it, and he may just be jealous of the
interloper. On the other hand, if he's thinking of her as prey and/or
behaving aggressively, it would be best to find the cat another home.

Nah. Just wait and come home one day to find the house redecorated with cat
guts.

Steve

On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:00:59 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Janet Boss" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"SteveB" wrote:


What I'd do, any way.

I really hope there isn't anyone reading who would listen to this
asshole/troll. A Dachshund can kill a cat in very short order. I'd
work on finding the cat a permanent home elsewhere.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Yeah, and keep a killer dog around. So, next time, it can kill a neighbor's
cat. Or a kitten who wanders in. Or some puppy. A dog who is being
trained that if you don't like something, you kill it, and there's no
punishment. You guys are really out of touch. Keep a psycho dog around,
and then let them get face to face with a toddler in the family. "But it
really wasn't Frieda's fault. Little Johnny shouldn't have been down on the
floor with the dog. It's Johnny's fault."

Every dachshund I've seen is a biter. You know what happens to biters? I'd
find another home for the psycho doxie or make fertilizer out of it.

Steve


You are a loathsome and ignorant man, and maybe the last person on
earth to be offering anyone advice on canines. Without using a
micrometer, the difference between you and a Michael Vick would be
impossible to measure.

On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:51:18 -0500, "Phyllis Stone"
wrote:

wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:03:27 -0500, "Phyllis Stone"
wrote:

we have a little dachshund who was rescued and near death. We have had him
about 6 yrs. and love him dearly. Recently a cat has 'adopted' us. This is
a
sweet female yellow tabby. She is very afraid of Zip (the dog). with good
reason. He hates her and cry-barks everytime he sees her. I would like
this
cat to be welcome in our home as I think she needs us. Is there a way or a
trick or something I can do to make them at least tolerate each other? I
pet
her outside and come in and pet him so he can have her scent on him. So
far
I am making no progress. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Frankly, I think you're asking too much. Dachshunds don't do well with
cats, unless they've been raised together (and even then, it sometimes
doesn't work out). So, no, I don't think the cat is ever going to be
welcomed by the dog. Did you try to find out where the cat might have
come from? How exactly did the cat adopt you? Could she possibly
belong to a neighbor, if only to feed & water her?


I did try to find her owners. She had been hanging around for a month or so
before I fed her. She would come and go. I bought some dry cat food and put
it out and she would come and eat it when I left. Then one day I meowed at
her and we started a dialog. A few days later she let me pet her. I
continued to ask around but no one has claimed her. There is a wild cat
population in our neighborhood but it is obvious she has known humans. At
first she ate like she was starving but she has become a bit picky. I think
maybe someone just moved and forgot their cat, unfortunately that happens.

She sounds like the typical stray cat to me. She's learned how to
depend on the kindness of strangers. If I were faced with this
situation (and I couldn't find her a safe home), I'd probably have the
cat spayed and then release her. Otherwise she stands a good chance of
ending up as dachshund chow. She'll face numerous dangers as a stray,
too, but she'll at least have a fighting chance outdoors.