She's here! (Dog saga=happy ending!)

[Zen]

I've had my eye on this guy for a while

His profile recommends a home with no cats but I'm so tempted.
I can't lie and say I don't have a cat.
He's been there a while....I may go pay him a visit tomorrow. I am going away for a ride next weekend but if he's still there when I get back....

[Python]

Zen be very careful with that one. If it says a home with no cats then there must be a good reason. My dog is a rescue and she gets on really great with the cats.

The little dog looks like a Jack Russell Terrier. One of our neighbours has a similar dog and it HATES cats. It doesn't just chase them, it tries to KILL them. About 2 years ago it killed a cat in our street belonging to another neighbour. It's chased my cats on occasion and nearly got our Chico. Luckily my son and his pal saw it happened and got the dog off. A few months ago the dog got loose (again) and chased my other neighbour's very elderly cat into my next door neighbour's garden. The dog had poor Tiddles on her back and was biting her and he was snarling. I managed to rescue Tiddles but I got bitten on my arm The owners are heavy drinkers (the man is an alcoholic and his partner is going the same way rapidly). He came to take the dog, just kept saying "Sorry about your cat" over and over again even though I kept telling him it was not my cat. I got really fed up with him because it was obvious he couldn't have cared less and said to him "Listen mate! It's a good job it is NOT my cat. If it had been my cat, your dog would be f****** dead. Got it? Savvy? OK???" I'm normally easy going but their attitude makes me sooooo angry. A couple of weeks later the woman did apologise for me getting bitten. I told her to keep the dog under control or the next time I'd report it to the police and the dog warden. So far I haven't seen the dog again unless he's on the leash.

[DrBadger]

Hey Zen-
That little guy is really cute! But Python is right, he does look like a Jack Russell, and it is pretty likely that he doesn't like cats. My parent's have had 2 Jacks (though I consider them mine!) and neither of them have been very fond of cats, but only the first one would actually chase them, and that was even after he got beaten up by 2 cats!

Jack's are great dogs, and I am hoping to get one of my own in the next year or so, but they have a lot of umm....personality The two we have had couldn't have been more different. The first, Jocko, was just crazy....never setteled down, attacked the TV regularly (granted we encuraged him 'cause it was funny), chased everything and anything, bounced all over the place when people came over and never setteled down. But man he was a sweetie! He was just starting to settle down a little bit when he was killed at the age of 7 (he ran one rainy morning and got hit by a car ). Our second, Roscoe, is totally different. He is quite calm and just loves to cuddle, he doesn't run, comes when you call him, loves when people come over and after his excited greeting he settles down. But no matter what their personality, they are hunting dogs, so they frequently do resort to what is genetically programmed in them. Even Roscoe who has never been very aggressive (except with other dogs are on his turf, funny when the other dog is a huge dog, and little Roscoe is just grawling and barking, but he has never attacked), got and killed his first rabbit earlier this summer. Though according to my Mom he was pretty confused about what happened, and why the rabbit didn't want to play anymore

<<Sigh>> I want a dog..... soon I hope!

[Zen]

I know he's a Jack and I've thought that it wouldn't be fair to Dinah but he's older as well. Oh well. I still might go see him. He is so cute.
I have submitted an application for a rescue greyhound and have even had my home inspected but i've been giving that second thoughts. Greyhounds seem like they don't have enough personality.

[Python]

I know he's a Jack and I've thought that it wouldn't be fair to Dinah but he's older as well. Oh well. I still might go see him. He is so cute.
I have submitted an application for a rescue greyhound and have even had my home inspected but i've been giving that second thoughts. Greyhounds seem like they don't have enough personality.

Zen. That dog I am talking about was an older dog too. His original owners couldn't keep him and my neighbour gave him a home. With humans he is quite sweet but he can't leave cats alone. He has been seriously clawed by cats (which with most dogs would teach them to stay away from cats) but he doesn't learn. It's their hunting instinct. I'd be wary of introducing a greyhound when there's a cat in the house for the same reason. Greyhounds are race dogs and they are taught to chase the "rabbit" in races. Most Greyhound rescue centres here advise against homing a Greyhound where there is a cat.

By saying that, my friend had a Jack Russell and a cat. The difference was that she got them at the same time when the dog was a pup and the cat a kitten so they were brought up together.

We got our GSD as an older rescue and she was introduced into a house full of cats even though she wasn't used to cats. We introduced her to our cats under strict supervision. She did try and chase the cats initially but we held her collar and said a firm "No!" She learnt very quickly and Blue, one of our elderly cats curls up with the dog and they're the best of pals. Ironically, Sadie won't chase our own cats but if a strange cat comes into our garden she'll bark at it and chase it out.

[LBTC]

Ironically, Sadie won't chase our own cats but if a strange cat comes into our garden she'll bark at it and chase it out.

I'm thinking that's a pretty good thing. Strange cats can do enough damage to your yard and your cats, it's nice that Sadie can keep them away!

H&B
~T~

[Zen]

" in races. Most Greyhound rescue centres here advise against homing a Greyhound where there is a cat.

By saying that, my friend had a Jack Russell and a cat. The difference was that she got them at the same time when the dog was a pup and the cat a kitten so they were brought up together.

With the greyhounds I wouldn't be choosing the dog, they would choose it for me. They have some that do OK with cats. What's a GSD?

[casandrasue]

This is my first post have been lurking for sometime. I have never posted on any message board, so I hope this is correct.

Please don't get a Jack Russell if you have a cat, my neighbors Jack killed a cat and if you go to the jack russell message board you will read where people thought their jack russell would never hurt a cat, but in fact terrified their cats and killed them. The lady I work with has an older Jack Russell and another worker brought his cocker spaniel puppy in and the Jack attacked her.

Sorry for the rant, I just had to let you know.

[farrellcollie]

. What's a GSD?

German Shepard Dog.


After my first dog (a siberian husky mix) died - I looked into Siberian husky rescue - and I learned most of them are not cat trustworthy unless raised with (as in my case) cats - so I switched to collies. In my own siberian mix - she had a high prey drive - because she had been raised with with indoor cats she never bothered them (in fact - the cats completely ruled her)- but I had to be very careful with her and any little creature outside.