I would highly recommend getting a puppy…it’s so much easier to introduce a cat and dog that way. We brought home a one year old rescue a month ago and our cat is so not happy with us…it was much easier when we got our 1st dog…she was smaller than the cat when we first brought her home.
A smaller, docile breed. Stay away from terriers, because they are likely to chase a cat unless raised with your cat. My mini schnauzer, Lillian, is fine with my cat, but chases the neighbor’s cats when I take her out to go potty. A shih-tzu might be fitting, because my shih-tzu/lhasa apso mix is very laid back and doesn’t really mind cats at all.
it depends on your cat. if you get a puppy the cat may get really irriated and attack the dog.. the cat was there first, therefor she/he will protect anywhere it is, and if a dog intrutes you might have 1 mad cat. check your shelters for dogs that get along well with cats. theirs thousands of different kinds of breeds.. but like i said.. the cat may not get used to it for a long long time..
We have a boxer and he plays with our cat, i’m not sure though if thats cause he was raised with the cat or not, but he really is a great dog. Very protective of us, and great with the kids.
WE HAVE TWO CATS AND A GOLDEN RETRIEVER. THEY GET ALONG GREAT. OUR DOG ABBEY HAD NO TROUBLE ACCEPTING THE CATS. THE CAT MAY HAVE MORE TROUBLE THEN THE DOG. THE ONE CAT IS LAID BACK AND GETS ALONG GREAT WITH ABBEY. THE OTHER CAT HAS A CATTITUDE AND DOESN’T GET ALONG WITH ANYONE UNLESS SHE IS IN THE MOOD TO. GOOD LUCK.
Simply based on the “don’t want the dog to chase the cat” concept I would suggest avoiding the Terrier group, and probably most of the hounds (particularly the sight hounds).
EVEN BETTER - get a dog from a rescue that is currently IN a foster home with cats or who is know to have lived with cats. That way you KNOW they are able to coexist with cats and you won’t have to worry.
Some breeds are better than others, because they don’t instinctively chase things.
I say “better,” because in reality, all dogs can be trained if not to love, then to ignore cats in the house. As long as you are clear that the cat ranks higher in the pack (your household) than the dog, and you make it clear to the dog that negative behavior toward the cat will not be tolerated, then you will be fine with any breed at all.
Obviously, as other posters have suggested, it is much easier to teach this behavior to a puppy with no exposure to cats, than to unteach learned behavior to an older dog.
Any breed should be okay as long as you get it as a puppy and raise it with the cat. I would suggest a small dog so if they do end up getting into a fight no one gets seriously hurt. Also, try to not go for hunting dogs or terriers. Go for the small toy breeds such as chihuahuas and other lap dogs.
A great way to find a dog that is good with cats is to look on petfinder.com it wil say whether or not the dog likes cats right on there.
July 6th, 2008 at 2:26 am
More info. How big? How much energy? etc
July 6th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
I would highly recommend getting a puppy…it’s so much easier to introduce a cat and dog that way. We brought home a one year old rescue a month ago and our cat is so not happy with us…it was much easier when we got our 1st dog…she was smaller than the cat when we first brought her home.
July 7th, 2008 at 5:04 am
A smaller, docile breed. Stay away from terriers, because they are likely to chase a cat unless raised with your cat. My mini schnauzer, Lillian, is fine with my cat, but chases the neighbor’s cats when I take her out to go potty. A shih-tzu might be fitting, because my shih-tzu/lhasa apso mix is very laid back and doesn’t really mind cats at all.
July 8th, 2008 at 7:03 am
it depends on your cat. if you get a puppy the cat may get really irriated and attack the dog.. the cat was there first, therefor she/he will protect anywhere it is, and if a dog intrutes you might have 1 mad cat. check your shelters for dogs that get along well with cats. theirs thousands of different kinds of breeds.. but like i said.. the cat may not get used to it for a long long time..
July 9th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
We have a boxer and he plays with our cat, i’m not sure though if thats cause he was raised with the cat or not, but he really is a great dog. Very protective of us, and great with the kids.
July 12th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
WE HAVE TWO CATS AND A GOLDEN RETRIEVER. THEY GET ALONG GREAT. OUR DOG ABBEY HAD NO TROUBLE ACCEPTING THE CATS. THE CAT MAY HAVE MORE TROUBLE THEN THE DOG. THE ONE CAT IS LAID BACK AND GETS ALONG GREAT WITH ABBEY. THE OTHER CAT HAS A CATTITUDE AND DOESN’T GET ALONG WITH ANYONE UNLESS SHE IS IN THE MOOD TO. GOOD LUCK.
July 16th, 2008 at 12:04 am
dachshund’s are nice
July 16th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Simply based on the “don’t want the dog to chase the cat” concept I would suggest avoiding the Terrier group, and probably most of the hounds (particularly the sight hounds).
EVEN BETTER - get a dog from a rescue that is currently IN a foster home with cats or who is know to have lived with cats. That way you KNOW they are able to coexist with cats and you won’t have to worry.
(That’s my “grand plan” for a future dog, anyway)
July 17th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Some breeds are better than others, because they don’t instinctively chase things.
I say “better,” because in reality, all dogs can be trained if not to love, then to ignore cats in the house. As long as you are clear that the cat ranks higher in the pack (your household) than the dog, and you make it clear to the dog that negative behavior toward the cat will not be tolerated, then you will be fine with any breed at all.
Obviously, as other posters have suggested, it is much easier to teach this behavior to a puppy with no exposure to cats, than to unteach learned behavior to an older dog.
July 20th, 2008 at 12:19 am
A Sheep dog. Isn’t that a little obvious?
Will
July 21st, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Any breed should be okay as long as you get it as a puppy and raise it with the cat. I would suggest a small dog so if they do end up getting into a fight no one gets seriously hurt. Also, try to not go for hunting dogs or terriers. Go for the small toy breeds such as chihuahuas and other lap dogs.
A great way to find a dog that is good with cats is to look on petfinder.com it wil say whether or not the dog likes cats right on there.
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:22 am
If you get a dog get a puppy, that way your cat will more than likely take to acting like a mom sometimes.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Get one that fits YOUR lifestyle.
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