Introducing a Toy Fox Terrier with a Cat

Despite the misconception, a lot of pet dogs and cats can cohabit comfortably. Follow these easy to follow actions to get to know how to best introduce your Toy Fox Terrier with a cat.

1. Ensure your Toy Fox Terrier knows fundamental commands like ‘sit’, ‘stay’ and ‘down’ before meeting.
2. Set up a safe area for both your Toy Fox Terrier and feline, where the other family pet can not get in.
3. Keep them separated in the beginning, for the very first few days. Make sure both Toy Fox Terrier and feline have had the needed shots.
4. Feed your Toy Fox Terrier and your feline on opposite sides of a closed door. This helps make them associate each other’s existence with pleasant things.
5. Once they both can eat calmly next to the door, start off having meet and greets in a common place of the house. Keep the very first few sessions brief and calm with your Toy Fox Terrier on a leash. Award both family pets for great behaviour.
6. Continue these face to face sessions daily. Make sure to save your family pets’ preferred treats for these sessions. If your feline wants to leave, let them, but make certain your Toy Fox Terrier doesn’t go after. Try ending the sessions well before any animal reveals indications of stress or bitterness.
7. When they appear like they’re getting a long well, let them hang around in the area with each other. If any stress appears, return back to the previous steps and repeat them.

Why do Toy Fox Terriers Hate Cats?

Not all Toy Fox Terriers hate felines, some get along with them. When Toy Fox Terriers do hate cats, of the most typical reason is quite simple. Like all canines, Toy Fox Terriers still hold onto some of the hunting instincts that they were initially reproduced for. This is why Toy Fox Terriers like chasing after all moving things, whether it’s a ball, mouse, or a feline.

Since the majority of cats will flee when they encounter, it’s simple to see why they are understood for not getting along with each other. Toy Fox Terriers really enjoy chasing felines not because they dislike them, however primarily since a quick running animal sets off a strong, natural impulse to chase after overcomes any training or socialisation.

How to Stop Toy Fox Terriers Chasing Cats?

Teaching your Toy Fox Terrier to stop chasing after felines takes some time, training and consistency, but the benefit of not needing to fret about them always chasing is well worth it. Here are the phases of how to stop your Toy Fox Terrier from going after felines.

1. Keep your Toy Fox Terrier on a leash while loose when your feline is in the same space.
2. Whenever your feline is nearby to your Toy Fox Terrier, stop what you are doing and get your Toy Fox Terrier’s focus. If he pays attention, offer him a treat!
3. Keep treating your Toy Fox Terrier until the feline disappears. If the feline sticks around offer your Toy Fox Terrier a chew reward or toy so they stay focused on their reward.
4. Consistently redo the above phases and you’ll see your Toy Fox Terrier instinctively sit and look up to you when they see the cat. Don’t forget to keep awarding them!
5. If they are now instantly looking at you each time the feline remains in the room, they’re ready to be using a longer leash. If they still try to go after the cat at this moment reel them in and return to step 2.
6. Lastly, take the long leash off and enable your Toy Fox Terrier and feline in the very same space. At this point your Toy Fox Terrier should understand not to go after the cat, however if they do go back to step 5.

How to Stop Toy Fox Terriers Killing Cats?

The best method to ensure your Toy Fox Terrier would never kill a cat is to raise them with felines when they’re a puppy prior to 3 months old. At this age, they will usually wish to have fun with the felines and won’t see them as prey.

If your Toy Fox Terrier has actually killed a feline before, its ideal if you keep them in an open, fenced off space. When taking them for walks try to avoid going after sunset and prior to dawn since that’s when cats are very active and most likely to be wandering the streets.