[Soypopetype]

I remember seeing a post on dog cat aggression with pictures showing a test with a dog; would you know where it is?

[rsdefwgxvcfdts]

I found this:

http://www.pitbull-chat.com/showthread.php?t=27529

[Soypopetype]

Thank you! And I found the search button

[maxsobq]

Unfortunately yesterday when I was in Pennsylvania we got a call from my MIL who told us my dog got a cat in the back yard. She said the cat was screaming before it was killed. Came home to find a silver tabby dead under the deck. Looked like a clean, well fed family pet. In 31/2 years thats 4 animals my SBT got and killed. You gotta watch them, thats all I'm saying.

[Soypopetype]

You're right, I had my dog trainer look at how the foster dog reacts to the very secure cat and, also how my female PB will at a very specific point, come and stand between the cat and the dog, and he told me that I basically risked 3 injured and 2 dead... I have to return the foster as he was barking and growling at construction work which disturbed my landlord, but I guess I'm avoiding an accident waiting to happen. I believe that some dogs may be desensitized over a LONG process, which might save the cat's live in case of an accident or mistake, but I can see that this dog was teased with "go get the cat", and I doubt that it's a smart thing to do to keep him in a home with a cat...

[xpllmr]

If you keep a close watch on your dog, never leave them outside unattended, and never leave a dog loose in the house with a cat, you should be ok. Never say never, and always expect a dog, regardless of breed, to catch the cat. It's in their nature, nothing wrong with the dog, he's just being a dog. It's up to you to closely supervise your dog, and crate when you can't. If you don't, be prepared to accept responsibility when your dog gets the neighborhood cat. Oh, and by you letting your dog catch the cats in the neighborhood, it only leads to more problems for responsible owners that make sure their dogs don't catch neighborhood animals. Realize that by letting your dog catch and kill 4 animals in 3 years, puts all responsible owners at risk of losing our dogs.

[Talicoabilk]

Realize that by letting your dog catch and kill 4 animals in 3 years, puts all responsible owners at risk of losing our dogs
I was thinking that too. Hazel has a lot of aggression towards cats and has developed it towards other female dogs in the past few months. I take extra precautions to make sure she doesn't get the chance hurt anything. I will admit my house has become a bit like Fort Knox, but everyone is safe.

[maxsobq]

With the cat incident my MIL was in the yard with the dog and she told me the cat literally jumped the fence into my yard almost on top of the dog. The cat only got 1 or 2 feet before my dog got it. The cat was caught within 2 seconds. The 1st time, when he got a possum, I was at work and my wife opened the side door to let him go to the bathroom and the possum happened to be right outside the door and couldn't run away on time. The 2nd and 3rd times, I was with him and he was leashed during walks and while we were walking, he snatched up 2 muskrats who thought they could hide in the tall grass instead of running away. My leash is only about 3 feet. Nothing long. He was too fast.

My point of this is that I don't "let" my dog get animals, he just did it on his own. My yard is securely fenced and he cannot escape although in reality he is never in the yard without one of us being there anyway. From a NY State legal point, I am not liable if someone's cat jumps into my enclosed yard and my dog gets it. Nor do I encourage such behavior from my dog. I'm sure those of you who live in the country have stories of your well-secured bulldog getting some animal or another. It happens.