Hello. I have a new GSD puppy, she just turned 10 weeks. She’s literally perfect, but I have an issue I don’t know how to solve. She can’t stop chasing the cats. There are baby gates up and cat trees for them to escape to, and every time she goes to chase the cats I stop her with her house lead, but I really don’t know how to prevent it. The cats are very friendly and interested in her and try to go up and sniff her, but they run away when she runs at them, making her chase them in turn. I’m working on getting my GSD used to them, giving treats when she is calm and turns her attention to me when the kitties are around, but I can’t stop her from chasing them outside of those training periods. Especially since my cats seem to always be testing her limits further and further.
I play with her a lot, and we take her outside in a stroller for socialization, do sniffing activities with her, etc., so I don’t think it’s just a matter of playing with her more.
Any advice? I’m pretty new to having a dog, so I’m sorry in advance if I ask a lot of questions! Just want to do right by her and my cats.
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