Train your dog to be calm with your cat

This is Mabel at 4 months learning to be calm and friendly with my cat.
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• cat
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[Reign6917]

Oh wow this is so helpfull, i have a three year old Yorkie/maltese, and am thinking about taking in a cat. I am trying to do my research before hand, so i can make sure i know what i am getting into. Your video was great, i only hope i can douplicate the results. :]

[zsianz1]

@Reign6917 best of luck with your new kitty :) I'm sure it will work out fine, though at first there might be issues between them one they are used to each other it should be smooth running :)

[meekface202]

my goodness, that cat was quite the diva. haha

[zsianz1]

@meekface202 haha, she is actually much calmer than she used to be, she wouldn't even come in the house when Mabel was first brought home!! she's a very shy cat!

[meekface202]

@zsianz1 I would have never guessed, haha. Um, how long should each clicker training session be? and how many training sessions should there be a day?

[zsianz1]

@meekface202 I would say around 2-3 short 5-10 minute training sessions a day to begin with and see how it goes.

[josski32]

i have also heard of closing the door. you can have the dog on one side and the cat on the other and one person on both sides of the door. the person can click for the dog sitting or laying down with the cat on the other side. the other person can pet or feed the cat while she/he is being introduced. you can open the door a crack and click for the dog if he stays calm, continuing opening the door and little by little introducing them.

[hirogen31]

this is a good video, i have a 1 year old cat called simba and he was really aggressive as soon as my partners dog was introduced to him, its been two days now and so far there hasnt been any major incidents yet other than my partner getting bitten by simba. I truly hope they get on with each other as i dont want to have get rid of my cat and the same for my partners dog. fingers crossed it gets better in time.

[cinnamon8884]

great job :)

[Tramtricia]

Good clear video - thanks so much! Now to try it with Isobel my Westie!

[audrizle143]

can someone look at my video of dog and cat my dog originally would chase cry and bark when seeing the cat. in one room in the house my dog will not chase the cats because she is rarely aloud in this room its the cats "territory" (the room the video is taken in)but if the dog sees the cats out in the house or they get to close she will try and chase. my cats are to scarred to walk around freely in the house even when my dog is in her crate so its very hard to get them acquainted please help

[SallaExie]

Our cat, Coco finally feels more comfortable around our two terriers. She stands her ground now. She still does not lie with them so we still a ways to go before that happens

[whistlecrystal]

Thanks for posting! I have a 9 week old beagle puppy who tries to chase play my cat (and the cat is a pushover, does not defend herself) so I was trying to figure out how best to teach my puppy not to respond to my cat and be calm. I'm definitely going to try your method! Thanks for the help! :)

[sleephollow66]

This is going to be SO SO HELPFUL! Thanks for posting! I have three cats and I'm getting a seven month old puppy in a few days. This has real put me at ease.

[pinquiwoolf]

hello Sian, thank you for this video, it's really helpful. I have two dogs and now a little cat has appeared. at the moment he lives outside and i'm trying to get the dogs used to him. He sleeps on a window sill in the day and the dogs can see him so i'm working on capturing calm. How do you know when it's safe to leave them alone together?

[12mido34]

your such a good trainer

good job