We’ve had our dog for three years now, she was raised along side my partners cat and has always done well with him. We got a newer cat last year around this time who my dog adores (sleeps near her, they rub against each other, etc) we had to put my partners cat down in October who my dog also tolerated very well. A couple months ago we decided to bring a newer cat into the house. The new cat is a little more high energy than the one my dog loves but is more like the cat we had to put down as far as energy and playfulness.
Our dog is still not used to the new cat, she can tolerate her but when the cat plays or anything our dog goes into either a herding/prey mode. She doesn’t bite at her or even growl just watches her and will sometimes try to chase. But occasionally she’ll allow the cat to get close (we always have a hold of the dog when either of these interactions occur) and will sometimes allow her to do small sniffs without getting upset. She’ll even sometimes lay with me on the bed while the cat lays on the pillow by my head but sometimes when that happens and the cat starts to move to much she watches her closely and will sometimes walk over to her or jump off the bed to get closer.
I guess I’m just looking for advice on if they’ll be able to coexist better once they get more adjusted or how can we help the dog feel more comfortable around the cat.
The new cat doesn’t seem to get super stressed out and will still walk around confidently and play while the dog is in the room or nearby.
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