I have two cats, Sparky and Seamus. Sparky has lived hear since 8 weeks old and Seamus was born hear. they have never known any dogs, so it was a bit of a shock when we brought a puppy home!

On the first day, Seamus (red tabby moggie) was quite brave and came up to investigate the puppy. the next day, for no reason, he ran and the puppy chased him before we could stop her. Now, Seamus runs the second he sees her, and she chases him (although we always try and stop her chasing). Worse thing is that she's learned to use the cat flap, so she can chase them down the garden!



Our other cat, Sparky, is better behaved. He doesn't run but stands looking miserably at her and crying (his father was a farm cat so he's quite big and tough!). She jumps around him and barks, and gets jealous if he gets any attention, although she will eventually accept him sleeping on the couch.



One of the problems is that she is a very dominant dog. When she meets another dog she jumps at it's face, and she has no fear of big dogs like Rottweiler.



Any ideas on how to get the cats and dog to at least tolerate each other?



(the picture is of Sparky, Seamus and my sister, Bambi)

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