Screw the dog. If the cat is an outdoor cat, and for that matter just about any cat, it won't blink at the dog. If the dog gets aggressive, the cat will put the dog in its place in short order.
I have had cats and dogs living together without incident for years. For the most part, the cats are definitely the alpha animals. My current cat, a feral cat we took in as a kitten, will bitch slap our dog any time he steps out of line. In fact, they share a few things, such as water bowls, and when they get replenished, no matter how thirsty he is, the dog has to wait for the cat to finish before he gets some. She will, on occasion, just give him an open paw swipe when he walks by her. I suspect it's her way of keeping him in line. As a kid I had a big old yellow tabby cat, and my Dad bred German Shepards. While those dogs would just love to get out of their kennel and go after the cat, they only did it once (each). The minute they got too close they learned not to mess with Kitty. He would turn on them in a second with the Louisville Slugger tail and the arched back, claws swinging. Ouch. Dan cat people Mani On Mar 8, 2012, at 2:29 PM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > Can't have a cat in the house due to kids' allergies. Considered getting an > outdoor cat and letting it live semi-feral to keep the rodents in check > outdoors, but our dog would likely not approve of the idea. > > Allan > > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012, at 09:23 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: >> Cats work well for this, especially if you limit the amount of food you give >> them. >> >> Cuts the population down almost immediately. >> >> Dan >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
