How to stop dog chasing the cats.

Final update on this... its resolved :)

We kept up with her training, and she is now is remarkable in the eyes of family and friend pet dog owners! Listens so well to a multitude of commands, very happy clever girl.

With the cats, it was her training that resolved it. The training was being able to call her to sit, to stay, to come here - no matter what was distracting her. We did this in all sorts of locations, distractions etc - and moving off her spot was not an option. Soon the cats realised this and began to not run away so much. Soon the cats got braver so she had less opportunities to chase. Now left to their own devices without me giving the dog commands, the cats sort her out.

Now the 3 of them will sit grudgingly together where ever is most comfy ;) (more grudgingly on the cats behalf, the dog loves them! Albeit a bit too much for their liking!)


Thank you everyone for your advice over the time, and for anyone reading with the same issue, it is certainly solvable with a bit of training :)

*happy pet owner*
 
Ressurecting old thread as having a problem with puppy chasing cats.

I've had 4 pups (one was 4-6 months old) before and the cats just gave them a good beating when they were small and they soon learnt to leave then alone, even our rescue Saluki plays nicely with cats inside (she's had 2 that were her best friends and she plays with then snuggles up to) she doesn't chase then outside either as shes always on a stretchy lead in garden as it's 1/2 an acre including horses and stables and off lead she's hard to catch. She's fine on big field and on walks off lead.

So however with this success am a little stumped. Have a 9 weeks old teeny JRT, she's yips and barks and cats but no one will tell her off, apart from our dear old cat who she doesn't see that much. This cat basically taught all other puppies respect for cats and so we have never intervened. This cat is now very old and so don't wish to use her for dog diciplining too much. The other cats either stand like fools letting her try and play with them or run away. In the house she gets a firm no for chasing cats and outside too but she's just been possed by the the devil and chased one on to the road and then when on the road decided to run fast as she can opposite direction leaving me chasing after her with the saluki on a lead in tow.

Managed to catch her quite easily but it's not the point as she needs to learn not to chase at all.

So am thinking that our leaving them to it that we've done before is not going to work (other 3 puppies were Labs and an enormous yellow dog all of whom would never dream of chasing a cat inside or outside.)

So stretchy lead on outside at all times now? So when she goes to chase lock the lead and firm 'no'. Firm no everytime she goes to bark at a cat as well as chase? She was doing very well at recall but is only 9 weeks so will keep up with that and maybe teach leave or something as priority?

Was hoping she'd be able to stay off lead in garden as we've had her so young but now she's discovered outside world in think she'll be making a break for it at all times :(

Ps garden it's self is 1/2 acre so unsecuredable for a dog her size but if necessary a secure pen for her can be built. She's for ratting however so having her in a pen all the time when outside kind of defeats object!
 
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How many cats do you have? We didn't have a cat who was brave enough to tell the pup off initially, but in the end the training of the pup enabled the cat to become braver. Now the cat happily tells her off, and the pup ( now 2yo) wont chase cats outside either as has a respect for them.

The "no" didn't really help with our pup. What worked was having a really strong sit/stay established. She had to get used to sitting and staying even when cats were around, and cats got used to her not always chasing. It did take a while, but now they all live happily together. She still pushed her luck getting into the cats personal space, but gets a bop to the head from them. The sit stay is now established as a come here, sit, stay - which works really well when you are trying to stop her from running under a tractor!
 
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Alainax I have 7 cats, 2 are semi feral and about 6 mon the old, these are the ones she tries to play with and they won't tell her off. They play happily with the Saluki. 4 cats have been bought up with dogs and have no fear but just can't be bothered the tell her off so bring away, and the other cat even in won't mess with but is now very old so don't want her upsetting really.

Have just got her a tiny harness and some treats for training but the puppy is small she can't have many!
 
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