i am sorry for generalizing, but i am very upset right now. it seems that many of the cat people in my area hate dogs! i had a lady today yell at me because my dogs wanted to chase her cats! heres where the problems starts....i was walking my dogs on leash, her cats were not! i know maryland state law for dogs, and they have to be on leash, but what about cats? i cant believe she told me that my dogs were out of control! to which i replied show me a dog that is not interested in cats and i will show you a dead dog. she didnt like that very much.
i mean who does not know that dogs like to chase cats and that if you let your cat out you are putting it in a situation that could be dangerous to the cat? if i had allowed it one of my dogs could have gotton her cats on leash, but i am a good dog owner.
i dont know, i guess humans by nature are cruel animals.
I've been too busy to keep up with this forum lately, so I realize this is an old thread. But, I see I'm still remembered! Believe it or not, the cats are still around. I even "built" them a new house. It's made of straw bales stacked up and the roof is supported with wood so the bales don't collapse in on them, then the whole thing is covered with a camo tarp. It's pretty cozy!
Would this 'new house' be anywhere near where you wanted their litter box to be? [img]/forums/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] Good plan. [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
"Would this 'new house' be anywhere near where you wanted their litter box to be?"
Absolutely! I don't remember who it was, but someone (either here or on TBN) pointed out to me a while ago that cats like to eat, poop, and sleep in the same area and not have to go very far for any of those 3 things. The problem is, we have to walk out to "their" area every time we feed them, which is not problem most of the time but a real pain when it's pouring down rain or has been raining and the ground is wet and muddy between our house and their house. At least the mouse problem is taken care of, although I'm not convinced the mice were more trouble than the cats!
I have cats and a dog. He'll kinda chase the cats in the house but he knows "Dad" will be on him in a heartbeat. He will bark his fool head off at the neighbors cats, but thats when I make him come in. I don't want him to annoy the neighbors. If he got loose, he'd chase them until the run up a tree.......he just wants to play, he's only 2 [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
I don't let him run loose.....the road is too close and the speed limit is 55, everyone runs 65 and he has no fear whatsoever for the road. I've seen him run at full throttle across the road to "get to know" 4 beagles a neighbor was walking.
The cats were raised indoor only....when we lived in town. Now that we're out here, I can't turn them loose, I'd not like to see something happen to them.
yeah my "big dog" grew up with cats and really loves them, but most cats dont realize this and run. when they run, her prey instinct takes over and has to catch them. this is why i take them out on lease. every try to catch a dog running after something at 40+ miles an hour!
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