Re: [pyrnet] Behavior: rescue pyr attack on cat

[Jack & Charlotte Perry <pyreau@erols.com>]

Tara,
    I would find another home for this Pyr if you can.  I have known a couple of
people who had Pyrs that were cat killers, but those dogs just could not be
trained to leave the cats alone.  In one case the dog had been attacked by a cat
as a pup and hated cats.  The other one had a cat next door that would torment
him.  For whatever the reason, these dogs would chase and kill any cats they
could see....one of them also went after squirrels.  Although this kind of
behavior seems very un-Pyrlike to me, obviously these dogs had decided that cats
are dangerous  I wouldn't run the risk of placing a dog like that with a cat.
Charlotte

Tara Morrison wrote:

> I hope some of you can give me advice on this.  We just placed a female pyr
> in a household with a declawed, very dog-friendly cat.  They attempted to
> introduce them slowly and in a controlled manner and she kept trying to get
> at the cat.  They took a break and put the cat downstairs but someone opened
> the door, the cat got up and the pyr was on the cat with her jaws clamped on
> the cat before they could even react.  It took two adults all their strength
> to get her to drop the cat.  The cat is fine but very shaken, and the two
> little girls in the family are very distressed.  These are very dog-savvy
> people who have fostered dogs and owned dogs for many years but have never
> had this situation before and neither have I.  Is there any hope for getting
> this pyr to learn the leave the cat alone, and if so, how?  Or is it likely
> that this behavior will not change?
> This is a very urgent situation so any quick replies would be very
> appreciated!!!!!  Thank you!
> Tara Morrison, Rescue Chair
> NorthStar Great Pyrenees Club
> morri051@tc.umn.edu or monterrapyrs@yahoo.com
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