How come some owners were are able to make their pet dog and cat live peacefully under the same roof?
By John Kubisk
@JohnKu (2552)
August 4, 2020 7:23am CST
While dogs can be considered man's best friend, the reverse is true when it comes to cats. And yet I have seen how some owners are able make their beloved dog and cat live and coexist without too much strife in the same home.
I have heard that one way to make it possible is to let both the cat and dog dog grow up together while they were still babies. A few years back I tried to do the same and failed. Is there a secret tip to make my cat and dog pet accept each other and live together?
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
5 Aug 20
I once had a chow and a cat. I lived in a town home and the cat had the upstairs and my chow had the downstairs. It worked out pretty good because for some reason my chow didn't want to go upstairs. She was very protective, so I think being downstairs made her feel like she could protect us better.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
4 Aug 20
Our cat was a couple of years old when we got a puppy and there weren't many problems. They usually got along well, but I remember one incident where the dog kept licking the cat. She hit him with her paw and walked way...
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
7 Aug 20
@JohnKu My dog stayed away from her and stopped licking her after she hit him, so I guess it worked 
I think that my dog might react the same way we brought a new cat into the house. I think it is easier when the cat is there first. We don't have a cat now, but our dog gets angry when the cat from the neighbour house visits our yard.
I think that my dog might react the same way we brought a new cat into the house. I think it is easier when the cat is there first. We don't have a cat now, but our dog gets angry when the cat from the neighbour house visits our yard.1 person likes this
@jobelbojel (35646)
• Philippines
4 Aug 20
That is the cutest actually. I have not seen from the neighborhood, saw some on YouTube.
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@Deepizzaguy (102956)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5 Aug 20
That is a good question since my sister told me when she adopted the last dog that was adopted as a puppy around 14 years ago, the puppy did not get along with the older cats for the first year until they became friends.
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@Deepizzaguy (102956)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Aug 20
@JohnKu You are right my late dog Poochie was a kind dog.
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@FourWalls (68121)
• United States
4 Aug 20
I don’t think they hate each other as badly as cartoons and comic strips have made us believe.
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@FourWalls (68121)
• United States
4 Aug 20
@JohnKu — oh, I’m sorry to hear that. 
Funny story: first time my aunt babysat my baby (the one in my profile picture) I was worried about the interaction between her and the two cats my aunt had. So I came in to pick her up and Freckles looked me with this guilty look on her face....because she’s snoozing on a blanket with the two cats! 
Funny story: first time my aunt babysat my baby (the one in my profile picture) I was worried about the interaction between her and the two cats my aunt had. So I came in to pick her up and Freckles looked me with this guilty look on her face....because she’s snoozing on a blanket with the two cats! 1 person likes this
