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by melba on 28 January 2011 - 00:01
Poison,
The one female will herd them... wants to bring them back into the fold. She will do nothing if told so, but more often then not the cat is egging the dog to come play. The other female does nothing.
Melissa
The one female will herd them... wants to bring them back into the fold. She will do nothing if told so, but more often then not the cat is egging the dog to come play. The other female does nothing.
Melissa
by Franquie on 28 January 2011 - 02:01
Oh my God I LOVE that video of Emo and Neko LOL. How ridiculously CUTE!! :D
by cphudson on 28 January 2011 - 04:01
What a wonderful video clip & picture!
It really does depend upon the dog & his / her socialization with other animals. I've noticed females tend to do better with smaller animals. My parrot can play with my dogs, but if she is able to fly one of them gets that wild look in her eyes. Mine have varied from gentle & nurturing with small animals, especially baby animals to others that routinely go out to catch frogs or chipmunks.
One of my GSD, Sireana found a baby bird under a bush in a yard. She stayed outside with the baby bird until it could fly weeks later. Same dog lived with cats & a rabbit.
I have found that when it comes to cats / birds / small animals more dogs can be wonderful with yours at home than a strange one running in front of you on a walk.
Couple years ago during a hike my dogs found a baby porcupine, we named Spiky. We saw Spiky at least once a week throughout the summer season. The dogs always ran up to Spiky head on with friendly gestures or even play bowing. Spike never felt threaten so didn't harm the dogs. Thankfully.
Spike began to enjoy interacting with the dogs too. But Spiky was growing up, so I started taking different hiking routines so Spiky didn't get too familuar with dogs or people. The dogs still get excited when I mention Spiky's name.
It really does depend upon the dog & his / her socialization with other animals. I've noticed females tend to do better with smaller animals. My parrot can play with my dogs, but if she is able to fly one of them gets that wild look in her eyes. Mine have varied from gentle & nurturing with small animals, especially baby animals to others that routinely go out to catch frogs or chipmunks.
One of my GSD, Sireana found a baby bird under a bush in a yard. She stayed outside with the baby bird until it could fly weeks later. Same dog lived with cats & a rabbit.
I have found that when it comes to cats / birds / small animals more dogs can be wonderful with yours at home than a strange one running in front of you on a walk.
Couple years ago during a hike my dogs found a baby porcupine, we named Spiky. We saw Spiky at least once a week throughout the summer season. The dogs always ran up to Spiky head on with friendly gestures or even play bowing. Spike never felt threaten so didn't harm the dogs. Thankfully.
Spike began to enjoy interacting with the dogs too. But Spiky was growing up, so I started taking different hiking routines so Spiky didn't get too familuar with dogs or people. The dogs still get excited when I mention Spiky's name.
by myret on 28 January 2011 - 13:01
Well I have to gsd one of showlines and one of the working lines
the female of working lines can not be near any small or larger animals small animals she will be at the cage all day lon and look when to charge the cage not in aggresion but in prey,
she has enourmous prey and hunt drive
my friend has 2 guiney pigs she has seen them from when I got her to not when we visit, but we have to put her in a cage or in the garden ,if we walk along a lake or somethng and there is ducks or swans she is wild and jump in to the water to chase them down
she almost swam to sweden one day at the beach because the saw swans and swam out to get them
she is not out to kill them but she will bite at them when they move and she can staaire into he cage for hours and hours
the female of working lines can not be near any small or larger animals small animals she will be at the cage all day lon and look when to charge the cage not in aggresion but in prey,
she has enourmous prey and hunt drive
my friend has 2 guiney pigs she has seen them from when I got her to not when we visit, but we have to put her in a cage or in the garden ,if we walk along a lake or somethng and there is ducks or swans she is wild and jump in to the water to chase them down
she almost swam to sweden one day at the beach because the saw swans and swam out to get them
she is not out to kill them but she will bite at them when they move and she can staaire into he cage for hours and hours
by Judy P on 28 January 2011 - 15:01
We do not have cats as both the GSD and the Mal would eat them, they have taken a few feral cats out as well as several squirrels. Now as for dogs, I have Mals, a 13 yr old GSD, a 12 yr old JRT and a 5 pound Toy Fox Terrier. I can let them all out together with supervision, the female Mal and the 2 4 month old puppies drive the 2 older girls crazy so they are crated or kenneled when not supervised. The male Mal runs loose in the house with everyone including the TFT, now because the TFT is short haired we have no problems BUT we did let the male Mal around a Pom and it was not a pretty thing. He wanted to eat him because he was hairy and looked like a squirrel.
by Felloffher on 28 January 2011 - 16:01
This was taken while mom was nursing, so the little rat dog had to be tied up. He wanted to live in the whelping box with the pups.
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by Red Sable on 28 January 2011 - 22:01
Aww, that is a cute pic Felloffher.
by poison on 29 January 2011 - 01:01
just curious does anyones cat and dog share the same yard on their own sometimes?
by tiffae89 on 30 January 2011 - 02:01
I have 2 cats, a Galant Daughter, a Rescue GSD and a Beagle X that all live in the same house and in very close quarters. My Galant Daughter has a high prey and retrieve drive and is SOOO sweet to my cats. I also have dogs of all size come in and out of the house (anywhere from chihuahua puppies to great danes) She is also good with our hamster, and good with rabbits, guinea pigs, ducks, ect. =)
I think it has a lot to do with temperment, socialization, and teaching impulse control.
I think it has a lot to do with temperment, socialization, and teaching impulse control.
by alboe2009 on 01 February 2011 - 03:02
First, we'll talk cats/dogs then Macaw/birds/dogs. One thing I keep seeing over and over is a group of 3/4 asking every question under the sun imaginable about what a working line GSD or a drivey whatever would or will do. Every "WORKING LINE GSD" is NOT a working dog or every "WORKING LINE GSD" IS NOT A SNARLING, BITING, GOING TO HURT YOU" kind of dog. Most of that is for the field or doing what it needs to do when it needs to do it!! Some don't feel a cat as a threat, some do. Some cats are a threat, some are not. And if you think a cat doesn't get respect from a dog or dogs you are WRONG. I had cats and have seen cats that were indoor cats that were declawed still putting the dog/dogs in their place. And even jumping off of something and once on the ground the dogs parted a path or moved for the cat to walk by. For the cat that had it's front claws she was even mightier! It's just like in the wild, YES, looking at that lion could definitely kill that jackal (if they were in CQB) but at times won't fight. Why? Because there's a chance he can be hurt, and hurt bad. So he doesn't take that chance-OUT OF RESPECT! Same principle for a cat/dog. Yes dogs and cats can get along with no differences in species. And some can't or won't. So it does depend on the dog and yes it depends on the owner, what will be tolerated or allowed by or wit thew dog. If I can find my pictures I'll show where my cat as a kitten was putting a hurting on my male chow. Headlock, clawing, Dracula like biting neck, face, head. Ky-lin just laid there like they were best friends. Motorhead wanted some playing/fighting to happen. Every animal is different ....... every animal is different. Also, depends on the master, owner, handler. Let's try and understand, the owner might not be the Alpha, So a dog might act different with this person home and be a total different dog with this other person home.Yes some can be left alone together and some can not.
Now birds and dogs, Not sure what the species/scientific name is; But for Macaws, Cockatiels and birds as such. These birds have enormous power in their beaks. They have to open the nuts, Brazilian nuts, hazel nuts etc., They can bite fingers, breaking it or worse. Look at their whittle bones or dowels or cages. Ever have one on your shoulder and he wants to "bite" Play" with the shoulder seem on your shirt? Painful. Now those aren't even the claws. So to say those types of bird can't harm a dog or your dog isn't a WLGSD if he couldn't kill a Macaw! Now I don't see a smart dog wanting to take that risk.
Now birds and dogs, Not sure what the species/scientific name is; But for Macaws, Cockatiels and birds as such. These birds have enormous power in their beaks. They have to open the nuts, Brazilian nuts, hazel nuts etc., They can bite fingers, breaking it or worse. Look at their whittle bones or dowels or cages. Ever have one on your shoulder and he wants to "bite" Play" with the shoulder seem on your shirt? Painful. Now those aren't even the claws. So to say those types of bird can't harm a dog or your dog isn't a WLGSD if he couldn't kill a Macaw! Now I don't see a smart dog wanting to take that risk.
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