should i either take the dog and drop him off at a house or put him in the newspaper.
2006-07-29 17:36:40 · 13 answers · asked by payton p 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
some people might miss unders tand me.i love my dog. it wasnt my idea to get a couple of cats.it was my moms.
2006-07-29 18:01:27 · update #1
some people might miss unders tand me.i love my dog. it wasnt my idea to get a couple of cats.it was my moms.
2006-07-29 18:10:32 · update #2
If you have an adult dog who has never been socialized to cats, the introduction should be a very gradual process lasting up to 30 days. In either case, train your dog to sit and stay reliably before bringing your new cat home. This may give you somewhat greater control once the introductions have been made. Remember that these steps are progressive, so go on to the next step only when you feel your dog and cat have "mastered" the previous one.
1. On day 1, confine your new cat to his or her own room at first. After a few hours, confine the dog in a fenced-in yard or basement or separate room, and allow the cat to explore the rest of the house. Then put the cat back in his or her own room, so the dog has an opportunity to become familiar with the cat's scent. Put a baby gate up but leave the door closed.
2. On day 2, crack open the door to the cat's room a couple inches and allow the dog to sniff and see through the opening for 30 seconds. Reward the dog for appropriate behavior. Repeat this step a couple more times during the day. Continue to give the cat the opportunity to explore the house when the dog is securely confined out of sight.
3. On day 3 and subsequently, increase the "viewing intervals" by short increments until the dog can watch the cat quietly for a few minutes. Reward good behavior.
4. Allow the dog to view the cat with the door completely open, with the baby gate still in place, for a few minutes at a time. If the dog is tolerating the cat, go into another room. Call the dog to you and play a game with him or her. Then ignore both animals (but keep attuned to them!) and engage in some other activity. The dog will start to lose interest in the cat.
5. Eventually work up to leaving the door to the cat's room open, with the baby gate still up, whenever you are at home. Always close the door when you are not present! Some pet owners will always need to keep the dog and cat separated when they aren't around to supervise, but others will find that after a couple months' probation, the dog and cat are OK together by themselves. It's far better to err on the side of caution, however, to prevent tragedy. Even after your dog and cat are peacefully co-existing, make sure that the cat's food bowl and litter box are out of the dog's reach. Keep the cat from approaching the dog when the dog is eating or chewing on a bone.
2006-08-06 04:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't trade one for another. Not liking cats is not a good enough reason to get rid of your dog. Sounds like you don't care that much about animals in the first place. You know cat's arn't that easy to take care of. Especially two. Kitty litter boxes fill up quick and if it's not clean enough for the cat it will do its business some where else and it can smell pretty nasty. Better think twice pal! Your dog might surprise you and not hate cats it lives with especially if their kittens.
2006-07-30 00:51:05 · answer #2 · answered by farmgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are obviously very immature. A pet is not like a shirt you don't like when you get it home, it is a living being, not something to be exchanged. When getting a pet you should seriously consider the pet and what it requires. Too many animals wind up in shelters or worse because of irresponsible people.
2006-07-30 00:56:35 · answer #3 · answered by jengshep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you do such a thing to your loyal dog, who probably loves you? I don't understand why you're getting cats if you have a cat-hating dog. Maybe if you could explain this, then I could give you a better answer.
BTW, I love cats, and I don't like dogs very much, and I STILL think that you owe it to your dog to take care of him for life.
2006-07-30 00:42:05 · answer #4 · answered by Cyn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AH well you got the dog take care of it if you had a kid and then you had a second one would you get rid of it on the other hand if asking this question then at least take the time to find him a good home
2006-07-30 00:40:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't want to be a dog owner any more, and know a good owner for him, give him away. Don't just abandon him in someone's yard.
Sounds like you don't much care for your dog any more.
2006-07-30 00:41:54 · answer #6 · answered by Diane D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suck it up and do not get any cats and keep the dog. You got the dog and are responsible for it!!!! You do not just dump it when something better comes along of you get sick of it!!!!!
2006-07-30 00:47:01 · answer #7 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you love your dog, don't just dump it off, chances are it will end up at the pound and if it doesn't get adopted, they will kill it. What kind of dog is it?
2006-07-30 01:08:07 · answer #8 · answered by litlbit262003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you can put him in an area close to the cats and see what he does. if it's not a good result, then scold him and make him get along with your new cats.
2006-07-30 00:41:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get rid of the cats and keep the dog!
2006-07-30 00:43:51 · answer #10 · answered by ~Bethany~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋