Introducing a Pug with a Cat

Despite the misunderstanding, a great deal of pet dogs and felines can live together in harmony. Follow these easy to follow actions to know how to best introduce your Pug with a cat.

1. Ensure your Pug understands standard commands like ‘sit’, ‘stay’ and ‘down’ before meeting.
2. Make a safe area for both your Pug and cat, where the other pet can not get in.
3. Keep them separated at first, for the first few days. Make certain both Pug and feline have had the required shots.
4. Feed your Pug and your cat on opposite sides of a closed door. This helps make them associate each other’s presence with pleasant things.
5. Once they both can ingest calmly next to the door, begin having meet and greets in a common spot of your house. Keep the first couple of sessions short and calm with your Pug on a leash. Award both animals for good behaviour.
6. Carry on these face to face sessions daily. Ensure to save your pets’ preferred treats for these sessions. If your feline wants to leave, allow them to, however ensure your Pug does not chase after. Attempt ending the sessions just before any family pet reveals signs of stress or violence.
7. When they appear like they’re getting a long well, allow them to hang around in the area with each other. If any stress emerges, return back to the previous actions and redo them.

Why do Pugs Hate Cats?

Not all Pugs dislike felines, some get along with them. When Pugs do dislike felines, of the most common reason is quite straightforward. Like all pet dogs, Pugs still hold onto some of the hunting tendencies that they were initially reproduced for. This is why Pugs love chasing after all moving things, whether it’s a toy, mouse, or a feline.

Since a lot of felines will escape when they come across, it’s simple to see why they are known for not being friendly with each other. Pugs in fact take pleasure in chasing after cats not due to the fact that they hate them, however mainly because a fast running animal activates a strong, natural instinct to go after overcomes any training or socialisation.

How to Stop Pugs Chasing Cats?

Teaching your Pug to quit chasing after cats requires time, training and consistency, but the reward of not needing to worry about them constantly chasing is very well worth it. Here are the phases of how to stop your Pug from chasing after cats.

1. Keep your Pug on a leash while loose when your feline remains in the same space.
2. Whenever your feline is close to your Pug, stop what you are doing and get your Pug’s focus. If he pays attention, provide him a treat!
3. Keep treating your Pug until the cat disappears. If the feline stays offer your Pug a chew reward or toy so they remain concentrated on their reward.
4. Regularly redo the above stages and you’ll see your Pug instinctively sit and look up to you when they see the feline. Do not forget to keep rewarding them!
5. If they are now immediately taking a look at you whenever the feline remains in the room, they’re prepared to be utilizing a longer leash. If they still attempt to go after the feline at this point reel them in and go back to step 2.
6. Finally, take the long leash off and permit your Pug and feline in the same area. At this point your Pug should understand not to go after the cat, however if they do return to step 5.

How to Stop Pugs Killing Cats?

The very best method to ensure your Pug would never ever kill a cat is to raise them with felines when they’re a pup before 3 months old. At this age, they will generally want to have fun with the felines and won’t see them as prey.

If your Pug has killed a cat before, its optimal if you keep them in an open, fenced off space. When taking them for strolls try to stop going after sunset and before dawn because that’s when felines are most active and likely to be wandering the streets.