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

[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.

[Trek420]

casandrasue. welcome to TE and no, not a rant. Thanks for the info.

My Lab/pit/something something something mutt likes cats if they are *her* cats. I posted somewhere here that a neighbor abandoned a kitten on my dog walkers doorstep. Mary fostered the kitten while we tried to find it a home. (We did find a good home)

While there she also dogsat my mutt. I was a concerned but she said not to worry she'd easily keep them away from each other.

But when the kitten was out Mae would whine and cry so Mary carefully let her come close.

Mae licked the kitten.

Now if she was only as good with dogs as she is with cats my life would be so much simpler.

[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.