Hunny Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) Our 5 month old lab puppy very often barks at our old cat, and bounces around her all the time wanting to her to play. Our cat is well used to dogs and has 'trained' a couple in her day to be polite...(and to let her share their beds)... but Matilda just doesn't take any notice! We remove her when she becomes boisterous and put her in a quiet spot for 'time out' and also try the distraction method as well which does work to a certain extent. Any other ideas? Edited July 3, 2011 by Hunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunny Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Guess I'll just have to buy the cat some ear plugs..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 sorry i cant help with that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 You'll have to work on correcting the behaviour, As soon as you can see she starts to get that exicited look in her eye when she sees the cat.. correct her by telling her no or sitting her down to calm her. Do this everytime she gets excited until she understand the behaviour isnt wanted and it will stop. The longer you leave it the worse it will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandybrush Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 i would recommend teach the puppy "leave it" and then use that on the cat and time out every time she doesnt comply with "leave it" only bring in the time outs when she knows what leave it means, start small. also for time outs i would recommend you lock puppy in the bathroom or laundry for a min or 2 as this is more of a punishment then putting them where they can see you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunny Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Thank you!!! I wasn't sure if we should just ignore the barking...like when they bark for attention. I will definately start on the 'leave' command. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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