[nagdu] German shepherds and cats

[Kathy]

Tracy, Ann, and Marsha, thanks all very much for your replies.  It's very
interesting how so many folks have had great experiences with GSDs and then
several others have had the opposite.  And as someone said, it's not only
GSDs who occasionally can have these unwelcome traits.  I plan to be quite
up front about my needs for a cat friendly dog and just hope for the best.
 And as Ann stated, also be vigilant for any signs of bad behavior.

Kathy


On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Cathy,
> I know I am late in responding to the thread about shepards and cats. I
> recieved my previous guide from TSE in 2008. Emma was a shepard. When I
> originally recieved her I did not have any cats in the home. I married in
> 2009, and my husband did have cats. My shepard was able to transition to
> cats very easily. They would cuddle together. I unfortunately was forced to
> retire Emma because of medical problems early.
>
> good luck and I look forward to hearing about the process of you getting
> your guide...
>
> Marsha drenth
> Sent with my IPhone
>
> On Jul 12, 2013, at 10:45 PM, Kathy <pigwidgin07 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone.  This is Kathy in Seattle and I am in the middle of
> > applying for a guide dog.  I'm waiting for the home visits at this point.
> > I agree that one should get the best dog (and breed) for your own unique
> > situation but I admit to being quite partial to german shepherds, mostly
> > because I grew up with and also owned collies and german shepherd mixes.
> > For those of you who have or have had german shepherd guides, have any of
> > you had cats in your household?  How did that work out?  With the prey
> > drive that some shepherds are known for, I'm concerned about our kitties
> > becoming a midnight snack. :)  They are large Ragdolls and incredibly
> > sweet, and the last thing I'd want to do is to cause them loads of
> stress.
> > I think in the long haul, they will love having a dog around because they
> > sort of act like dogs themselves.  But only if it doesn't eye them with a
> > culinary interest.
> >
> > Thanks for the advice!
> >
> > Kathy
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