Can I have a protection dog with my cat?

Of course you can, you do want to let your supplier know from the get go that you have a cat or two. Some dogs just can’t have cat friends. But then there are quite a few who really treasure the relationship they have with cats.

We start our dogs as pups with cats around, we have a Maine coon that will set any puppy straight on how to act in the presence of such a regal animal. Then we have a calico that has learned the less you move the less you are noticed. So we really have the best of both worlds. We have our trained protection dogs around our cats on a regular basis.

We will every now and then get a dog that loves to chase the cat but as soon as the cat stops the dog stops. These dogs can be worked in obedience with the cat present so that eventually they can be correct for the chasing of the cat.

Many times the games are started by the cat. For instance, my protection dog has landed in the pool more times then he would admit. Due to the orange cat named critter, who has figured out how to get the games closer to the pool. This cat will actually position the dog so that when critter swipes at the dog, and the dog jumps back there is a pool there.

They all have such different personalities; I speak of the dogs and cats. Some enjoy a good game and others can go a life time without a good chase.