Introducing an English Toy Spaniel with a Cat

Regardless of the mistaken belief, a lot of dogs and cats can cohabit peacefully. Follow these easy to follow steps to find out how to best introduce your English Toy Spaniel with a feline.

1. Make sure your English Toy Spaniel understands basic commands like ‘sit’, ‘stay’ and ‘down’ prior to meeting.
2. Make a safe space for both your English Toy Spaniel and cat, where the other animal can not enter.
3. Keep them separated at first, for the first couple of days. Make certain both English Toy Spaniel and cat have had the needed shots.
4. Feed your English Toy Spaniel and your feline on opposite sides of a closed door. This helps make them affiliate each other’s existence with appealing things.
5. Once they both can eat calmly next to the door, start off having meet and greets in a common spot of the house. Keep the first few sessions brief and calm with your English Toy Spaniel on a leash. Reward both family pets for good behaviour.
6. Proceed with these face to face sessions every day. Ensure to conserve your family pets’ favourite treats for these sessions. If your cat wishes to leave, let them, however make sure your English Toy Spaniel does not chase after. Try ending the sessions well before any family pet reveals signs of stress or hostility.
7. When they seem like they’re getting a long well, allow them to spend time in the room with each other. If any stress emerges, return back to the previous steps and repeat them.

Why do English Toy Spaniels Hate Cats?

Not all English Toy Spaniels despise felines, some get along with them. When English Toy Spaniels do hate felines, of the most typical factor is quite straightforward. Like all dogs, English Toy Spaniels still hold onto some of the hunting behavioral instincts that they were initially bred for. This is why English Toy Spaniels love going after all moving items, whether it’s a ball, mouse, or a feline.

Considering that many felines will flee when they encounter, it’s easy to see why they are understood for not getting along with each other. English Toy Spaniels in fact take pleasure in chasing felines not because they hate them, but mainly since a quick running animal triggers a strong, natural impulse to go after overcomes any training or socialisation.

How to Stop English Toy Spaniels Chasing Cats?

Teaching your English Toy Spaniel to stop chasing cats requires time, training and consistency, but the reward of not having to fret about them continuously chasing is well worth it. Here are the phases of how to stop your English Toy Spaniel from going after cats.

1. Keep your English Toy Spaniel on a leash while loose when your cat is in the same space.
2. Whenever your feline is close to your English Toy Spaniel, stop what you are doing and get your English Toy Spaniel’s attention. If he listens, offer him a treat!
3. Keep rewarding your English Toy Spaniel up until the cat goes away. If the feline stays give your English Toy Spaniel a chew reward or toy so they stay focused on their treat.
4. Regularly repeat the above steps and you’ll see your English Toy Spaniel instinctively sit and look up to you when they see the feline. Don’t forget to keep treating them!
5. If they are now immediately taking a look at you whenever the cat is in the room, they’re ready to be utilizing a longer leash. If they still attempt to chase after the feline at this moment reel them in and go back to step 2.
6. Finally, take the long leash off and allow your English Toy Spaniel and feline in the very same space. At this moment your English Toy Spaniel ought to know not to go after the feline, however if they do go back to step 5.

How to Stop English Toy Spaniels Killing Cats?

The very best technique to ensure your English Toy Spaniel would never ever kill a feline is to raise them with cats when they’re a young puppy before 3 months old. At this age, they will usually want to play with the cats and won’t see them as prey.

If your English Toy Spaniel has eliminated a cat previously, its ideal if you keep them in an open, enclosed area. When taking them for strolls try to prevent going after dusk and prior to dawn since that’s when cats are very active and likely to be wandering the streets.