My doodle is almost four months. He hasn't had run-ins with cats yet but I know when he is with small dogs he will bark and chase them around. Since they are rather smart and playful dogs they will jump around on smaller dogs and cats basically just trying to be playful. The thing is that their playfulness is also a way of establishing order and dominence. With other dogs it really isn't a big deal, I have no idea what it is like with cats though. Ever since we got my dog, all the neighbors cats have stayed far away from our yard. I don't even think he knows they exist, he has never barked at any of them as far as I know.
~George --- In [email protected], "saraleadoodle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, I need tons of advice here! My doodle is 5 months old, and we just > got him a couple of days ago. We have two cats (they are declawed/ > defenseless). They are terrified of him, and whenever he sees them he > barks and chases them like he is trying to "get" them... My poor cats > are stressed out and I need help on how to get the dog to stop chasing > and how to get the cats to feel more secure around him (which they > probably would if he didnt bark at them and chase them down!) > Unfortunately, because we just got him, he has no idea what the word NO > means. I am extrememly distressed over this, and even though it has > only been a couple of days, I feel terrible for my poor cats! > Any ideas? Has anyone had a similar problem? I have never owned a dog > before that chased cats! I thought it was exagerated for movies and > cartoons, LOL! I guess not! > Sara ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/rtCxlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labradoodles/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
