HELP!!!! dog vs. cat round 1

Jaytt8141 · New member Joined: 27 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

I have a 1 1/2 year old DSH. He has always lived alone, outside and inside. I got a new dog, 4 years old, he likes cats but when I tried introducing them ben (the cat) hunched him back, har went straight up and his tail doubled in size, he started growling and hissing at the dog...so right now he is in the basement and I am not sure what to do to make these two co-exist. PLEASE HELP

ps ben is not nuetered and the dog is female and she is fixed.

sunset05 · Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject:

It can be hard for pets to get along when first introduced but many pets eventually get along and do fine with each other. I guess the key is to take it slowely and keeping them separated at first and slowely introducing them. Give them both a lot of patience and love.

Here is a website that might help.

http://www.sspca.org/Dogs/IntroducingDogs.html

Best of luck. Keep us posted on how it is going. Would also love to see picture of your furbabies.

Mary_NH · Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:16 pm Post subject:

Tally's Basic Cat Care site has good info too.
Get your kitty neutered!!! What's the point of having him not done. Bet he's a PITA around the neighborhood!! Unneutered and spraying everything. What a joy.
sorry had to go off on a tangent unneutered/unspayed cats or dogs is a pet peeve. Even worse if they are spraying my car tires and I have to smell it
Check out the above website though - great suggestions. And since the cat came first why not put the dog in the basement?