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introducing kitten to dog behaviors
Hi. Have a 2 yr old Westie and am slooowly inroducing her to new male
kitten ~9 weeks. I am leashing dog and correcting when dog lunges etc. Dog seems excited and not aggressive no barking or growling. Cat sees dog and will avoid but not cower or hide. I want them to get to know each other but the dog now that I let them close is sort of nudging, nibbling the cat...she will also take her nose and flip the cat over and nudge etc mostly in the crotch area of cat....the cat has NOT freaked at any of this, he has batted at dog a couple of times, hissed a bit; and when dog had him pinned he was not trying to escape, just sort of flailing around...am I dense or is/are he/she/they playing? Or is it dinner time for Westie? I have a good hold of the leash and correct when this happens but the cat doesn't seem to be being harmed. I figure cat would freak if he was getting hurt. |
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m... Hi. Have a 2 yr old Westie and am slooowly inroducing her to new male kitten ~9 weeks. I am leashing dog and correcting when dog lunges etc. Dog seems excited and not aggressive no barking or growling. Cat sees dog and will avoid but not cower or hide. I want them to get to know each other but the dog now that I let them close is sort of nudging, nibbling the cat...she will also take her nose and flip the cat over and nudge etc mostly in the crotch area of cat....the cat has NOT freaked at any of this, he has batted at dog a couple of times, hissed a bit; and when dog had him pinned he was not trying to escape, just sort of flailing around...am I dense or is/are he/she/they playing? Or is it dinner time for Westie? I have a good hold of the leash and correct when this happens but the cat doesn't seem to be being harmed. I figure cat would freak if he was getting hurt. Hi , That's sounds like its going well so far but I don't think correcting him or pulling him away is enough.. Does your dog know any commands like sit or leave. If you can ask him to do this and give him a treat it would help to distract him form the kitten. . Maybe you could get him to sit nicely on the lead and encourage the kitten to come to him . Clicker training could help . You can click and treat when he looks away from the kitten so he learns he gets a reward when he leaves the kitty alone. Alison |
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"mel" wrote in message
m... Hi. Have a 2 yr old Westie and am slooowly inroducing her to new male kitten ~9 weeks. I am leashing dog and correcting when dog lunges etc. Dog seems excited and not aggressive no barking or growling. Cat sees dog and will avoid but not cower or hide. I want them to get to know each other but the dog now that I let them close is sort of nudging, nibbling the cat...she will also take her nose and flip the cat over and nudge etc mostly in the crotch area of cat....the cat has NOT freaked at any of this, he has batted at dog a couple of times, hissed a bit; and when dog had him pinned he was not trying to escape, just sort of flailing around...am I dense or is/are he/she/they playing? Or is it dinner time for Westie? I have a good hold of the leash and correct when this happens but the cat doesn't seem to be being harmed. I figure cat would freak if he was getting hurt. Hi , That's sounds like its going well so far but I don't think correcting him or pulling him away is enough.. Does your dog know any commands like sit or leave. If you can ask him to do this and give him a treat it would help to distract him form the kitten. . Maybe you could get him to sit nicely on the lead and encourage the kitten to come to him . Clicker training could help . You can click and treat when he looks away from the kitten so he learns he gets a reward when he leaves the kitty alone. Alison |
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9 weeks is awfully young for the kitten
to know much of anything. I wouldn't let the dog "pin" the kitten. I'd let the dog know right off that's unacceptable. He has to learn limits. That the kitten was "flailing" is likely as it isn't very strong, nor very coordinated at that age, and couldn't get away. You shouldn't let it be in that position. "Batting and hissing" is showing signs of objecting. Teach the dog to respond to "be nice" "play nice" -- something suitable. (mel) wrote in message om... Hi. Have a 2 yr old Westie and am slooowly inroducing her to new male kitten ~9 weeks. I am leashing dog and correcting when dog lunges etc. Dog seems excited and not aggressive no barking or growling. Cat sees dog and will avoid but not cower or hide. I want them to get to know each other but the dog now that I let them close is sort of nudging, nibbling the cat...she will also take her nose and flip the cat over and nudge etc mostly in the crotch area of cat....the cat has NOT freaked at any of this, he has batted at dog a couple of times, hissed a bit; and when dog had him pinned he was not trying to escape, just sort of flailing around...am I dense or is/are he/she/they playing? Or is it dinner time for Westie? I have a good hold of the leash and correct when this happens but the cat doesn't seem to be being harmed. I figure cat would freak if he was getting hurt. |
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