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Hi there,
This site gave me wonderful advice about my 14 year old cat and my new puppy, but I have more questions.
My puppy is now 7 months old and 12 pounds - a Havanese. My cat is 10 pounds. So the puppy is now slightly bigger than my cat. When the pup was smaller, the cat was in charge, but I get worried now that the pup is bigger because his latest 'fun' is jumping on top of the cat and holding her down. The cat can get away but the pup keeps doing it. I felt so badly for the cat because she can't even walk across the room without getting jumped. My pup is in love with the cat and wants to play but keeps holding her down.
I let it go for a while but got worried. So I put the pup on a short leash and I hold her back from jumping on the cat. I guess I'm hoping to teach the pup to be more gentle.
But I'm not sure if I should intervene or just continue to leave them to sort it out. My pup will be neutered in 3 weeks - will that calm this down?
My pup is a happy guy who just wants to play. My cat (who has only lived with me for about a year) is very sweet ant I want her to be able to move around freely without being jumped. She has a safe place that is blocked off to the dog.
Should I intervene by holding the pup back from doing this? Or once again, just let them sort it out?
Thanks,
Sue
This site gave me wonderful advice about my 14 year old cat and my new puppy, but I have more questions.
My puppy is now 7 months old and 12 pounds - a Havanese. My cat is 10 pounds. So the puppy is now slightly bigger than my cat. When the pup was smaller, the cat was in charge, but I get worried now that the pup is bigger because his latest 'fun' is jumping on top of the cat and holding her down. The cat can get away but the pup keeps doing it. I felt so badly for the cat because she can't even walk across the room without getting jumped. My pup is in love with the cat and wants to play but keeps holding her down.
I let it go for a while but got worried. So I put the pup on a short leash and I hold her back from jumping on the cat. I guess I'm hoping to teach the pup to be more gentle.
But I'm not sure if I should intervene or just continue to leave them to sort it out. My pup will be neutered in 3 weeks - will that calm this down?
My pup is a happy guy who just wants to play. My cat (who has only lived with me for about a year) is very sweet ant I want her to be able to move around freely without being jumped. She has a safe place that is blocked off to the dog.
Should I intervene by holding the pup back from doing this? Or once again, just let them sort it out?
Thanks,
Sue