[nagdu] German shepherds and cats

[Kathy]

Thanks for the replies Rhonda, Melissa, and CIndy.  It's great to hear a
success story with cats and a shepherd.  I definitely intend to tell the
school about our kitties.  At this point, I'm just curious to find some
folks who have had good experiences with their cats with shepherds.  I may
in the end be completely happy with a lab, golden, or lab/golden mix, but I
surely do love shepherds.

Kathy


On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:

> You probably will have to let them gradually get to know each other. Cats
> are likely to hide o ut anyway for a while.
>
> CL
>
> On Jul 12, 2013, at 9:45 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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