Dogs and Puppies

timetochangemyname asked:


I have beagle and a rat terrier. I have a small white feral cat that I adopted 5 years ago. She is sweet but mostly hides. We got the dogs 2 years ago and she hasn’t reappeared downstairs since. I miss her. I have carried her and held her downstairs and she is freaked out. The dogs are indifferent. When I let the dogs upstairs, they sniff and bow to her in play an go on their way. She holds her ground upstairs on her own with attitude and staring. ( I really don’t think the dogs care that much). How can I get my kitty to enjoy us again?

Tirzah’s Mom asked:


I have a 10 week old Golden Retriever puppy and a 7-year old cat. Unfortunately, the puppy seems to think the cat is a play-mate or a toy, and matters are made worse by the fact that the cat runs every time the puppy comes after her with tail wagging. Of course, that means the chase is on! I’ve tried scolding the puppy, “leave it”, keeping them separated, and even scaring the puppy with a shaker can. All of those methods work for a second or two, but as soon as kitty catches the puppy’s eye again, off they go with me trailing after them. I never leave them loose in the same room unsupervised, but the damage appears to have been done. My puppy just seems to think the cat is something to chase, which my cat does not appreciate at all. Any suggestions as to how I can get my puppy to stop chasing the cat?