[944s2]

Hi,,
Any advice much appreciated,,,,
We are going to get a dog in the near future and i had set my heart on a minature English Bull terrier but since we have three cats it looks like a no,no,,,,,
i always thought that if a puppy is brought up at 9/10 weeks old with cats then they should be ok but apparantly not!,,,,,
Been told that all terriers could have a problem with cats!,,,,,
so it leaves breeds like the shiba inu,,labradors,,golden retrievers,,daschunds,,,,pugs, ,basset hounds that are "ok" with cats,,
my wife loves the smaller dogs but i would like a dog that is protective etc so kinda leaves us with the shiba inu or boxer,,,,,s2

[Cannavore]

depends on the dogs temperment. if the dog has a high prey drive and is more "game" than other dogs, yeah it's probably not not gonna work.

go to a shelter, pick out a couple candidates you'd consider adopting, come back with your cats and see how they get along before jumping right into things.

[Bush Dr]

Terriers and cats don't mix, bull terrier even lees so

Collies are good, never had a problem with them and cats

But follow the advice and go to shelter, they may well have a dog who's already used to cats .... your cats will come around if the dogs cool

We have a husky x Rottweiler, she is a "proper" dog. She will attempt to kill absolutely anything she sees that is not part of her pack. We have 8 cats too, the worst she ever does is growl at them a bit when they are near her food.
If you spend the time to train your dog, you should be ok. Ours is a wonderful dog, utterly loyal and occasionally obedient She knows what her pack is made up of and will eventually accept new members. We have introduced 1 or 2 more cats since she has been an adult dog; we kept them apart for a few days, then introduced them slowly, us holding the cat and then after about 10 days, she was fine.

[Wendull C.]

I have met mountain lion and bear hunting hounds that won't go after mama's pet kitty. Point being if you have it from a young pup any breed should be fine.

I have had alot of dogs and cats never had a problem. My pit bull loved cats especially.

[Green Squall]

When I brought home my 4 month old lab/shephered/hound puppy from the shelter he kept trying to play with the cats. One day my fat, mean orange tabby viciously attacked him lol. That cat was cool but DID NOT like being messed with. After that the dog lost all interest in the cats.

Like Wendell said, it you have it from a pup all should be find. Just to be safe though I would avoid any kind of terrier since they were bred to hunt small animals. My friends soft coated wheaten terrier killed the neighbors cat a while back.

[Rox]

My 2 Staffordshire bull terriers lived with 7 cats and a rabbit


Never had an issue

[armedoldhippy]

Originally Posted by Wendull C.

I have met mountain lion and bear hunting hounds that won't go after mama's pet kitty. Point being if you have it from a young pup any breed should be fine.

I have had alot of dogs and cats never had a problem. My pit bull loved cats especially.

my Plott hound will chase our cats here in the house, but it is just for fun. they will walk by her swishing their tail until she snaps & runs after them. 2 minutes later they walk up & rub against her legs & all is cool. outside, she ignores our cats but will put any strange cat up a tree in a split second. i guess they got hobbies too...i mean, besides licking their butts.

[armedoldhippy]

i wouldn't go with weenie dogs, i have seen several that were hell on cats. most labs & chesapeake bay retrievers are good with them unless you point & holler "FETCH!"

[944s2]

Thanks for all the replys,,,,
it looks like a French Bulldog could be a good bet,,,,
lots of positives re the cats and overall behaviour,,,,,s2