[nagdu] German shepherds and cats

[Meghan Whalen]

Between my guides and puppies I have raised and trained for a local 
service dog program, I have had six GSDs, and they have all done very 
well with my cats. When you first bring the dog home, it will be 
suggested that you keep him or her on leash with you to help the dog to 
adjust to your life at home. This is the time when they can very easily 
learn to let the cats alone.

Good luck on getting the right match for you.

Meghan
On 7/15/2013 7:43 AM, peggy wrote:
> I too am partial to shepherds and have had two while owning cats ... 
> The first shepherd I had liked to chase them a bit and the shepherd I 
> have now could care less about them.  If this is a concern make sure 
> the school you attend knows you have cats at home and they should 
> probide you with a dog, whatever kind, that does well with other animals.
>
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> -----Original Message----- From: Kathy
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 9:45 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] German shepherds and cats
>
> 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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