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My puppy wafer (12weeks) chases the cats. my cats aren't a big fan of her or any dog for that matter.when she goes after the cats I grab her and tell her no, am I do the right correction or is there something else I should be doing instead that may work better??
Thanks
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Char
Animal Health Tech

My puppy wafer (12weeks) chases the cats. my cats aren't a big fan of her or any dog for that matter.when she goes after the cats I grab her and tell her no, am I do the right correction or is there something else I should be doing instead that may work better??
Thanks

Char
Animal Health Tech

Hi Char,
Puppies just love to chase anything that moves. I had a cat who enjoyed this and use to hide under the couch and swat the pup with his paw when she poked her head under the couch...no claws though. Not all cats will do this though and you have to be careful that the claw doesn't injure the pup...especially an eye. You can say no, but you might also want to distract the pup
by playing with him until he forgets about the cat.

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Mary Lou & Katie

>>My puppy wafer (12weeks) chases the cats. my cats aren't a big fan of her or any dog for that matter.when she goes after the cats I grab her and tell her no, am I do the right correction or is there something else I should be doing instead that may work better??
>>Thanks
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>>Char
>>Animal Health Tech

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I have a lot about how to handle this in the article "Cats and Dogs" at the link below my signature.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47