Do your ratting dogs get on with cats?

[Jordb543 9]

Hi all,

 

i recently got a 7month old lakeland/plummer cross, and my step dad knows people who take their terriers ratting/rabbiting etc, and i was wondering, at what age i should take my pup if i do decide to try it out?

 

also he doesnt get on well with the cats at the minute, and as i am currently living at home and the cats are my mums if anything ever hapened to one of them i think me and the dog would be out , im more then confident i can make him stop attacking the cats, however if i do take him ratting i dont want my hard work to go to waste so to speak lol

Edited August 5, 2010 by Jordb543

[Rik 49]

My Patts 5 month old and he's killing rats and I think he would kill next doors cat given half a chance

but he has been hunting rats since he was 4 months old, I would say get him out there

[Dawn B 212]

My Borders regularly work Rats and I have 6 Cats. They are absolutley fine with MY Cats, but anyone elses are fair game. Just be patient and firm, the Cats should be fine, and I personally see no reason why the dog shouldnt distinguish whats "his" and not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same dog.

Edited August 5, 2010 by Dawn B

[diggermad 153]

my 2 terriers hate them with a vengeance god help 1 if they get hold of it trying to sneak through the yard ATB DM

[MAIN MAN 277]

My terriers wont have any cats anywhere near them only because i havent broken them.

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

Mine don't like cats at all.

[GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39]

my staffors will walk feet away from cats of the lead, one word and he will be walking with them, but he hates my mums cat, maybe because i always hold him close when there, my 2 bullxs will leave my mums cats but kill anyon elses with no stopping them, and my 2 patts are just crazy b*****ds !!

[chopper28 0]

When i got my lurcher he went for my misses cat,the cat gave him a slap dog dont bother the cat any more.but he still goes for any other cat,had 1 cornered up a tree the other day.they learn to live with your cats.

[Jordb543 9]

Thanks for the replies everyone

 

he had a run in with our largest cat today, the cat is a stone in weight and huge!! lets just say the dg felt a bit , and was thrown around abit lol,

 

so he gives him a wide birth now also we have a very small cat around the size of a 5months old kitten, she is the main concern tbh, but our others got used to them so theres no reason why the new guy wont i suppose,

 

is 7months old a good time to start ratting then, my plan was to make sure is recall, sit and wait where all 100% before i took him, as he hasnt really been trained at all, only new a few commands in welsh which i dont speak lol

Edited August 5, 2010 by Jordb543

[gnipper 5,968]

Get him out and try him, you might just have to crack down on the cat breaking a bit more.

My russel was killing rats before 5 months and he really really loves cats

[.terrier man. 193]

Mine would sell their soul just to nail one, theres fukin loads around my place so one now and then wont hurt

[TOPPER 1,809]

my terroists just love cats they will go mental if they see one and if they get to one its dead !! had the cops around a few times about the dogs killing cats up the field but they have got the message now , cats are classed as property under english law and have no rights if there out and about trespasing on other peoples ground

[Jordb543 9]

Get him out and try him, you might just have to crack down on the cat breaking a bit more.

My russel was killing rats before 5 months and he really really loves cats

 

dont get me wrong he loves cats, but in the same way he loves atacking and killing his toys lol

 

i think i will make sure he is good with the cats before i take him out

[KKK Russell 0]

My 4 month old jack humps the cat !!

[rushty 1]

I personally think some people think that their dogs , if they are working dogs , should hate cats and want to kill any thing that moves. To me this would be a nuisance , I think most dogs would chase a cat as they would anything else of the same size as a matter of fact , however wether or not they would kill them is another matter as a cat can be a fair opponent. Best thing to do is train ya dog not too as too many people again thnink terriers are a law unto themselves and cant be trained. Terriers are dogs just like collies etc and if they are trained properly there shouldnt be a probvlem. Now I am gonna get some replies saying" hey , my dog goes totally deaf when he is working and takes no notice of me" well I dont subscribe to that , theese dogs in my opinion are in charge of their owners.