Hello All,
I have been hoping to get a cat for months now, trying to figure out what type of cat etc. I have a 1 year old Pug and will be getting a Neapolitan Mastiff in September.
I have always had cats, all my life and my Pug, Fu, is an entirely new experience for me. He has not been to training school but will start at the end of the month. I wanted to get him trained at 6 months but was told by a trainer that since he was a Pug he needn't have formal training. This has left me with a wildchild and he has become a huge handful. He's just hyperactive and wants to play all the time. He's also very stubborn. I've been doing a lot of reading on dog training and dominance and they have really helped but he's still really difficult.
When he sees cats he just wants to play and chase. The cats, naturally, don't.
We decided that in our situation a Maine Coon was the answer since they are large and powerful (for the Neapolitan Mastiff) yet they are gentle and tolerante. For months now, I've been a woman possesed trying to find the right cat. Today, however, it hit me that Mr. Fu, a Neo and a cat might be too much to handle...
I really wanted a Maine Coon and now I don't think I can have one...
What do you all think? Can I handle all these guys? Can I make them live in peace together? What does one need to really do to make them live in peace together??
I could wait and see how Fu changes after the formal training and wait till the Mastiff has settles in but then I'm afraid that they'll be too old to adapt to each other.
I'm soooo upset please help me. Any words of advice will be so appreciated...
Sorry for the long post,
I have been hoping to get a cat for months now, trying to figure out what type of cat etc. I have a 1 year old Pug and will be getting a Neapolitan Mastiff in September.
I have always had cats, all my life and my Pug, Fu, is an entirely new experience for me. He has not been to training school but will start at the end of the month. I wanted to get him trained at 6 months but was told by a trainer that since he was a Pug he needn't have formal training. This has left me with a wildchild and he has become a huge handful. He's just hyperactive and wants to play all the time. He's also very stubborn. I've been doing a lot of reading on dog training and dominance and they have really helped but he's still really difficult.
When he sees cats he just wants to play and chase. The cats, naturally, don't.
We decided that in our situation a Maine Coon was the answer since they are large and powerful (for the Neapolitan Mastiff) yet they are gentle and tolerante. For months now, I've been a woman possesed trying to find the right cat. Today, however, it hit me that Mr. Fu, a Neo and a cat might be too much to handle...
I really wanted a Maine Coon and now I don't think I can have one...
What do you all think? Can I handle all these guys? Can I make them live in peace together? What does one need to really do to make them live in peace together??
I could wait and see how Fu changes after the formal training and wait till the Mastiff has settles in but then I'm afraid that they'll be too old to adapt to each other.
I'm soooo upset please help me. Any words of advice will be so appreciated...
Sorry for the long post,