How to make friends a cat with a dog in the apartment?

People are known to be divided into cat owners and dog lovers. But there are those who just love animals, can not choose a pet - I want to take care of that and the other. And they do not ask themselves who to choose in the status of a smaller brother: they take both a cat and a dog. For some reason, many breeders are so self-confident that they think that others have a cat and a dog are enemies, and they will be friends from the first second. Of course, not everyone is so lucky. And there are many reasons for this.

These animals have radical differences. The common thing in them is that they are mammals that walk on their hind legs and can live next to a person.

Two people can not always get along together, what can we say about animals. Dogs are, by nature, social animals. To achieve praise, acceptance from a person, they are ready to go for some hardship. Thanks to this, dogs can be trained. A pack instinct is developed in dogs, therefore, in principle, they converge more easily with other animals. You have seen flocks of homeless dogs that "walk a large company." It is impossible to meet the same flock of cats: it will most likely be a mother with children.

Cats are asocial animals. Some signs give an insight into potential competition, but by and large they don’t need the company. They quickly stick to the dwelling, react very painfully to the move.

Seals sometimes seem arrogant, and even if they show affection, the owners think that this is nothing more than flattery for selfish purposes. This is not entirely true, because there are breeds of cats that compete with their relatives for the attention of the owner. Siamese cats are from this category. As a result, it turns out that the dog is a more hospitable domestic animal.

As already mentioned, the cat gets used to the dwelling, the dog - to the owner. And if the dog appears in the house after the cat, she feels that they are encroaching on her territory. It is good if the cat is already adult and the puppy is small: as a rule, somewhere the cat shows condescension, somewhere else quite a foolish little dog listens to the “senior at home”.

There are cases when animals make friends so that they help each other in very difficult situations. For example, a small puppy is sick: he is sad, sluggish, does not eat anything, does not react to anything properly. There is a puppy in the village, there is no veterinarian, the owners are sadly thinking - “disgusting”, and waiting in tears for a terrible end. But the cat (in this story we are talking about a Siamese cat) does not move away from a shaggy friend. It lies side by side, drives away flies and, as if playfully, pushes a bowl of water to the puppy. And he starts to drink! And then, just a little bit. Finally, the dog is recovering. That story has a happy ending: the purebred dog and the Siamese cat have lived for many more years, and have always been devoted to each other.

The roots of the struggle for food are the basis of the instinct of self-preservation.Even if there is plenty of food in the house, and each pet's plate is full, they can seriously grab at dinner.

Small kittens, pulling food from a dog's plate, lightly strike the nozzle and say that it does not. This technique was overseen by mothers of cats: they beat a little bit on the nose of the little rascal and purr something, denoting the fact of offense. The dog also learns the commands well, in this sense it is easier to negotiate with it.

The incompatibility of characters is found, as is the incompatibility of smells. But I must say, rarely. If both pets are babies, and only smell to the world around them, they will take a lot of things for granted, without unnecessary hysteria.

Partly solves the problem of a clear definition of where whose place. Let them not violate the rule, entering each other’s territory, there will be nothing in conflict. In most cases, you have to negotiate with the dog: the cat is rather indifferent to the commands.

If you brought kids at the same time, the problem usually does not occur. They are still very small to see competition in the face of each other. Another thing, if the pet appeared on the territory where the second younger friend already lives. Or rather - the first.

Before you bring a cat into the house, evaluate how the dog reacts to yard cats. If it just rips off the leash, so he wants to catch up and nakostylyat nasty cat, you need to teach the dog commands "can not" or "fu." You can take the dog to visit the people where the cat lives.

It is advisable that the dog already knows the basic commands before the cat arrives in the house. So you will manage it, and after all the dog, unlike a cat, serves as the owner, does not dare to disobey.

A similar algorithm and work with the cat. First you need to acquaint her with a neighbor's dog, look at the reaction. But everything is done, of course, under the supervision of the owners.

Before you bring the puppy into the house, be sure to shear the claws of the cat: there was not enough of the pet that the owner was injured. Since the sounds of a dog barking can annoy a cat, breeders often warn a problem: they set sounds of barking to lose, include movies with dogs, and so on.

Almost all further communication of animals depends on it. It is possible to make friends with a cat and a dog in an apartment from the first successful acquaintance. If the dog greets the cat with a loud bark, it will have stress.

First you need to introduce the cat to the dog.

• In a maximum calm atmosphere. If the cat likes to sleep in the living room, and you brought the puppy into the house, arrange an acquaintance in a neutral room. So, the cat will not think that it is a “miracle” that will sit on its favorite place now, and it will not manifest aggression.
• Demonstrating your own favor for both. If a dog who has not very happily accepted a kitten, will obey the owner, “prove” something difficult for the cat.
• Reconcile can their total age. If they are both babies, they can even play together. Sometimes animals, oddly enough, reconciles a common meal. If the owner calls a beast for dinner in a certain voice, appointed by the word, they will run together in the direction of their bowls.

The main thing is that the owner tried to distribute attention evenly between the pets. They are united by common affairs: sometimes these are trips to the dacha (not all cats suffer from leaving the apartment, many love the summer outings). Sometimes it's just watching TV - the cat on the back of the sofa, the dog at the feet, the owner is happy.

If the breeder’s goal is to make friends pets, he will have to follow certain rules.He should not just watch the animals from the side, sighing that a truce does not occur.

Consider what to do the owner.

• If the owner is walking the dog on a leash, it often does not even occur to him that it is possible and necessary to walk with the cat too. And also on a leash. If a joint walk succeeds, it will most likely make friends with pets.
• If the cat nestles on your knees, and invite the dog to be close. And he will not be upset with your attention switching, and the cat will understand that this situation is normal.
• Throw the ball one at a time to a cat and a dog, if they are still young, they will gladly join the game. Maybe not the first time, but turn on.
• Do not feed them from the same bowl! Everyone should have their own dishes and a corner for eating.
• Do not let the dog claim ownership of the cat. If she has her own scraper, her house and a ladder, the dog should know - this is a cat house, you don’t need to touch it.
• If a dog in the game accidentally sniffed a cat (maybe not accidentally), do not disregard it. Say "no!", Lock the dog in another room for a while.

Do not feed the animals the same. Since you decided to keep two pets at once, you will have to seriously assess the expenses. Different food, different bowls, shampoos and much more.

You can not impose friendship on a cat and a dog: forcibly lock up in a room, force them to play with each other, feed them from the same bowl. Gently and unobtrusively show animals - you are in charge at home, they must obey. If with walking, feeding, care, games will not be problems, most often the cat and dog get along peacefully with a good owner and each other.

Several times think whether you will master such a task. You are responsible for the animal, if you take it into the house.

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