One of the quandry's that is facing AL and I are our pets. She has 2 dogs (Weimaraner's), and I have my 2 cats. Her Weimaraner's have energy to no end, where they are consistently running around the house, trying to play fetch, bounding on one another, bounding on us, always in search of attention. My cats tend to be more laid back, although Hudson is definitely an alpha cat, is not afraid of dogs and has faced many around our house. That's where my fear lies.
Researching this issue doesn't lead to many good conclusions. It basically states that with Weim's, they are a bit unpredictable around cats, since they tend to view cats as prey. AL's dogs are beginning to listen to me, heed to my commands and recognize that I will be around. Does that mean that they are under control? No, not at all. AL doesn't train them, they are already grown so training them will be a challenge, and some work to reverse their behavior.
Do I want to place my cats in this predicament? That's another situation to address. My cats are pretty resourceful, when my parents dogs were around, Hudson stood up for himself and showed that he wouldn't be bullied, Packet on the other hand would hide more. Do I think I can manage it and train them to get along? That will take work, and a lot of it.
AL and I have been talking about the best way to approach it, and she came up with a good beginning. She suggested that she only has them over for a weekday soon. That before we introduce them to the cats, that we will take her dogs to the park and run them tired. Luckily there is a park only 2 blocks from my house currently... We decided to try it this weekend... we'll see how it goes.
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