I've been reading up about our 3 month old JRT and have found a lot of sites stating that they have a keen instinct to kill animals and especially cats. Our Jack likes our cat right now but I'm in complete fear that one day when I come home I won't have a kitty anymore. She seems to be extremely jealous of the cat but loves her very much at the same time. They play all the time but sometimes the JRT gets a bit rough. The cat is declawed so I know he wouldn't be able to defend himself if she got way too rough. Is this a common occurance for a JRT to turn on a cat if it grew up with it?
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Will my JRT like my cat in 5 years?
LEMANY13
May 28, 2006 08:19 AM
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KDiamondDavis
May 29, 2006 04:43 PM
>>I've been reading up about our 3 month old JRT and have found a lot of sites stating that they have a keen instinct to kill animals and especially cats. Our Jack likes our cat right now but I'm in complete fear that one day when I come home I won't have a kitty anymore. She seems to be extremely jealous of the cat but loves her very much at the same time. They play all the time but sometimes the JRT gets a bit rough. The cat is declawed so I know he wouldn't be able to defend himself if she got way too rough. Is this a common occurance for a JRT to turn on a cat if it grew up with it?
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You should never leave a JRT alone with a cat. That just goes with the breed. They were bred to be able to fight and kill foxes. When there's no fox around, a cat will do. Growing up with the cat is not going to prevent that risk.
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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
sarasmushu
May 31, 2006 09:00 PM
I have a JRT. He was Raised with Cats, Rats, and Guiena pigs and a few other critters. I would never leave him alone with they we always made sure that our cats had a safe place to go to get away from him when we weren't home. Since your guys is only 3 mo old now is a good time to start teaching him that it is not a good Idea to attack the cat. But, that is no garuentee that he won't go after him they are bred to kill small animals and when there isnt' a wild one around a cat will do just fine. good luck.
Mushu is a little more difficult too he is half Beagle, one heck of a challenge.
Sara and Mushu
