So my dog is quite clever and well behaved mostly. She understands what we want of her and follows. We’ve done may meet ups with our new cat where she’s just wearing a collar and we sit near her and she looks away on command for a treat. It’s been going really well to the point when we let her out she’s completely ignoring the cat.
However we were still a little worried as she’s a small dog (cockapoo) and has a strong prey drive for little things so we bought a basket muzzle for her for more hands off introductions.
This started very well she was ignoring the cat and mostly focused on trying to eat without the muzzle.
Unfortunately my cat is a bit of a menace and isn’t scared of anything. She won’t run away at loud sounds or anything so when we started letting them greet properly she was very excited to start playing. However all this has done is create interest in the cat again. We can’t get the cat to leave her alone she will chase my dog round the house and bat at her face, tail and paws. Not in an aggressive way but in a playful way. This has made my dog much more focused on the cat however and will now stare at her to ensure she doesn’t get attacked. I worry if we try and level up to no muzzle she will play with the cat too roughly or get mad at the cat for being to rough with her claws as she’s still learning not to use them and end up getting bit.
Any tips ??
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