German Sheperds and Cats - Page 2

some do some dont my dog extremly protective of my cat

most dont like stranger cats though but most dogs in general dont like stranger cats ?

My daughter has a cat and the dog & cat get along fine. I think the dog knows the cat is part of the family and totally accepts her.

But, let a different cat come in the yard and the chase is on. LOL

some gsds seem like they hate them have you seen a cat walk by a yard? they are not phased by the meanest barking gsd they walk by the like gsd is not there lol they will walk a few inches from a fence so calm while the gsd goes totally insane. I have seen cats do it to my dog lol If it is my cat my dog will wag her tail and want to lick her but another cat will make her go crazy.

We have 8 GSDs, 1 Lancashire Heeler and 2 cats. The cats generally ignore the dogs, the GSDs like to watch the cats but pretty much leave them alone. The Lancashire Heeler loves the cats, especially the big male feral cat who now lives in the house. He resource guards the cat whenever the GSDs even look at him and his cat. The GSDs are basically baffled by this attitude ;).

Some do and some don't. Most of my GSDs have either liked cats or at least learned to live with them. My male GSD chases "his" cat, but he also defends her against other cats (the fastest way to break up a cat fight is a GSD rushing to the scene). And they sleep together.

BoCRon  if you have 8 GSDs and a Lancs Heeler ... why have a Dobie as your avatar ???  Just curious :D

Bob McK  I was once assured by a friend who had to eat cat while on ambassadorial duties that they taste more like pork !

Generally and to the OP:  IMO its all down to individual personalities, in that some dogs have a higher desire to chase cats than others; some cats are more laid back around dogs than others;  you just have to know your animals.  If its any help,
I once put a  3 1/2 year old bitch (whose dam and granddam had both been inveterate cat-chasers) together with my 13 year old moggy who up till then had not lived with dogs on anything other than a short-term basis, and that worked out ok. They never became BFs, as in curling up to sleep together, but they lived peaceably together for 4 years until he died.

that is not a dobie in their avatar lol silly

Sorry !  What is it then?  Beauceron ?  Certainly ain't no Shepherd.  (Or a Lancashire Heeler !)

O - now I think  I "get" their user-name ...

All three of my shepherds love our two cats.

We have a cat (18+yo) who is in charge around here.  Our Lab adores and showers him with love and affection  - a little too much at times.  When we got the GSD, truthfully, I just didn't think about any potential problems because it's never been an issue.  At their first meeting, the GSD was coming around a corner when the cat came out from behind the couch to figure out what the heck all the ruckus was.  The cat came out, saw a new something in his house, went all hissy up on the hind legs....the GSD tried to stop in it's tracks and ended up trying to backpedal on her hind legs and they both went to their respective corners.  Not the best meeting, but quite the sight to see.  From that point and after a few supervised introductions, everything has been fine - and the GSD has followed the Lab's lead in relenquishing all power and control over the house to the cat.  We think he (the cat) is working on a harem.  Seriously though, we've paid attention to how the GSD interacts with/responds to the cat, and to date have not had a problem.  After reading about all the problems with GSDs and cats, it is something I'm grateful we didn't have a problem with, but will be aware of and watching for....just in case.