Our Pitbull Puppy Killed Our Cat

Be consistent. Offer this treat-CLICK reward every single time, whether your puppy is calm, excited, looks at the cat, barks, or anything else. The equation should be: A cat's presence equals dog treat. Use the leash to keep your puppy safely out of paw-reach of the cat, but not to force its attention.

Our pitbull puppy killed our cat. If since being a puppy, it needs to become used to the presence of cats in a gradual and supervised way, as an adult it will never see a cat as a threat and you will not see your dog subjected to stress when seeing a cat. You can read more on this in our article How to have a dog and a cat living together. 2. Feb 19, 2015 - Explore Hayden Wood's board "Blue pits" on Pinterest. See more ideas about Pitbulls, Pitbull puppies, Pitbull terrier. She's great with our 2 year old son, other mini Aussie, and cat (seriously, the cat and the pitbull play and it's adorable). But yesterday while I was cooking inside, I poked my head outside to check on my son and saw the pitbull take down one of our chickens (we let them free range in our gated yard) and mortally wound it. Hello Christina, When a cat does not live with a dog it is possible to train the dog to avoid cats, and when a dog is a puppy still the puppy can often be trained to get along with cats, and when a dog is simply chasing or afraid of a cat but does not intend to kill the cat, that dog can often be trained, but because your dog is an adult and.

Let me start off by saying I was pretty indifferent about Pitbulls until Tuesday night. And this might turn into a pretty long winded rant. So please bear with me. I had a 4 year old Beagle named Maggie. She was the most timid and good-natured dog you will ever fin... In short, we've two dogs, one cat (now). If it happened with our cat, I'd want to know. If it were our dogs and a neighborhood cat, I'd put the word out. Simple as that - for us, at least. posted by Man with Lantern at 12:09 PM on February 10, 2012 [This is not advice, this is what I would do.] Personally? I would have the dog put down. If not, I’d kill it myself. I do not see revenge, retribution, or punishment as things that are always wrong. Really, don’t listen to these people saying “it... This kitten was a gift to her, her other cat got hit by a car just before Christmas last year. She was devastated. Her birthday was this past June, and her best friend (the one who's house she is at right now) had a cat who had just had kittens. So, she gave her one, the best of the litter.. It happens, my 6 year old killed our puppy. We are.

My dog was 6 lb Yorkie/Chihuahua was killed by a neighbor’s Pitbull a couple months back. I was walking my dog around the cul-de-sac and when I spotted my neighbor and the Pit, I crossed the street to avoid him them. The neighbor actually proceede... Our greyhound Sully chased and killed one of our neighbors cats a few days ago. My husband placed it in a bag and is currently sitting in our garage. I would like to return the cat and apologize for the deed. However, my husband beckons me not to, in fear authorities may take the dog. How much trouble can we get in? Btw, we live in Mississippi. I believe it is your fault that your dog killed those 2 cats. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats now and have had another dog and a few cats in the past who are in heaven. My dogs would NEVER kill a cat, even if they would chase a cat (& we taught them not to chase cats) and yes, one of my dogs is a lab-pitt mix. Jenn, mom to Tinsel (pit bull): “If Tinsel killed another pet, I would, as much as it would pain us to make this decision, have to get rid of her. If she did it with no provocation, I would be concerned that she could do it again and next time it could be myself, my husband — or worse — our children.”

We have always had cats, we got our pit baby at 9mos and she was raised around cats. Blue, our dog, earlier this year has killed our two 8yr old cats, one of the cats never liked dogs and the other was cautious about dogs as well. We thought getting Blue a male dog for fun would balance our family. We at one time had 6 cats and two dog. Rescued Pitbull just killed my cat. My daughter rescued a female pitbull three months ago and I just came home to my 12 year old cat lying dead on my bedroom floor. Only one visible puncture wound on the cats neck, but her fur on her side was still wet with dog spit. Learn more about German Shepherd Pitbull mixes in our guide here. Dober Pit – The Doberman Pinscher Pitbull Mix. The Dober Pit is where the Doberman meets the Pitbull. Doberman Pinschers are another breed that causes a bit of a stir. Because of their protective nature, they are sometimes labeled as aggressive. My 6 year old Rottweiler mix killed my 12 year old cat in the middle of the night. I heard a nasty bark/growl from my dog and ran into the room but it was too late for my cat. I’m devastated. I adopted him as a puppy for the sole reason of raising him with cats so he would never show any aggression. And it worked. He and my cat were like.