Our dog is still obsessed with the cats and likes to chase little Sydney despite our best training efforts, so I decided to contact the nearest dog behaviorist to see how much it would cost for in-house consultations.
$550!
It covers as many visits as it takes for the life of the dog, but still…
If only SarahK would believe me that the cats would be happy living in a cardboard box in the garage.
Every cat that I have owned has decided for her/himself where they were going to be on the place. Usually they work it out between themselves (included one time with a dog up a tree and the cat watching her). Of course I am the only person that I know who has received phone calls at work that my cat was chewing up the neighborhood dogs too…
“Either the cats go in the garage, or I put Michelle Malkin’s picture above yours again!”
They would be happiest in a sealed tupperwear container in flower garden.
Consider a shock collar – the dog will think the cats are magically doing it. I’ve heard of it working before with Shepards and cats, but not sure about a pit bull.
So, let me see if I’ve got this straight. A dog chases a cat, as it is genetically inclined to do, and the dog is getting sensitivity training? Is this canine political correctness?
Did all those years of Foghorn Leghorn cartoons do NOTHING for you?
Tie a rope around Rowdi’s neck. The cat’s will learn how far the thing reaches.
Sheesh.
(looks at polling numbers)
I’m STILL losing to Aquaman?
or we could have the dog put down. that works best for me and the cats.
“…so I decided to contact the nearest dog behaviorist to see….”
God, marriage has totally taken a toll.
Dog (singular). Cats (plural).
Just step aside, Frank. They’ll find themselves a nice middle ground. I have three cats, and one pooch that’s allowed in the house. The felines put up with him chasing them around at first, and then learned him all about kitty claws when they tired of the game.
Cats prefer microwave ovens and clothes dryers . . . they are nice and warm!
Hmmph!
Cats aren’t “pets”, cats are what “pets” eat.
“or we could have the dog put down. that works best for me and the cats.”
That better mean to put the dog down on the floor so he can get to the cats. (shakes fist)
My Grandmother used to tell me that when she was growing up, cat problems were taken care thusly:
1)She or a family member…Scooped up any problem cats.
2)Gently placed the cats in a burlap sack.
3)Tied the open end of the sack shut with a rope.
4)Tossed the sack into the nearby river.
5) (if you need the sack back for any reason (probably future cat problems), it’s best to tie the sack to something on the riverbank and wait 24 hours before retreiving.)
Never fail method for dealing with troublesome cats. Hope that helps. =)
When I was growing up if a dog chased and killed chickens, the dog got the lucky draw to wear the dead chicken tied to its back until it rotted and fell off…..course now you’ll have to let Rowdi kill at least one cat first, and after the treatment he will either kill every cat he sees or will run in fear from every cat he sees…either way he’s cured!!!hmmm so many cats so little time.
WK
There are a lot of good ideas in the comments. The concept from White Knight also works with dogs that are used for hunting. Specifically retrievers. Doesn’t work with pointers. BTW, there has been continuing discussion, in America, as to when life truly begins. Some say at the moment of conception while others say at the moment of birth. I contend that life truly begins when the pets die and the children leave home.
Definitely a shock training collar. Cured some stone cold cat killing dogs with it. Just wait for the pooch to make a move on the cat, and shock them. Dog thinks the cat does it. After about a week she should just sit down when a cat walks by. As a plus, the collar fits dog behaviorists, hippies, press secretaries, and small children who sell stuff door to door.
I TOLD YOU to get a Rhodesian Ridgeback. They simply kill the cats and the problem simply sorts itself out.
A shock collar will work.
Spray the cat with mace. It will taste really bad so the dog won’t chase the next one.
That’s how I do it.
Or you could canalize the canine cortex through aural and, if necessary, epidermal stimulation upon each incident.
I would think that just putting a Michael Moore or Michael Jackson mask on the cats would be deterrent from the dog chasing them.. The dog might be afraid of being mistaken as a ham and being eaten or a 6 year old little boy..
You could tying a string of lit firecrackers to the cat’s tail. The popping will distract Rowdie, and he will totally forget about chasing the cat. There are very few of lifes problems that can’t be solved with the proper use of black powder.
Cats were there first. Rowdi can suck it up, or she can live in the box in the garage.
It covers as many visits as it takes for the life of the dog, but still…
This phrase troubles me… is it actually stated like that in the contract? Sounds like it means “If your dog doesn’t stop that crap in two visits, we’ll do her in and save you the trouble.”
That’s as long as it takes FOR the life of the dog, not OR the life of the dog.
Talk about an ironclad way to get your success statistics up.
“We have a 100% program success rate for all pets… that are still, you know, breathing..”
thank you very much
for a nice site,
i had fun reading.
-eddie