Hi gang!
This is what, my third post?
Anyway, We just brought home 2 greyhounds.
we did like the rescue said and brought them in on leases, muzzles on. We have 3 cats, so we slowly let them walk up to one of them. She hissed instantly and smacked them both in the face. This I was told, is good.
So June is scared of the cats and wants nothing to do with them... Sydney, on the other hand, is very fixated on them. So far we haven't let them just roam the house. We take them on walks around the house on leases (although Sydney doesn't do stairs yet)- yes, another hurdle to deal with, so he has had less interaction with the cats.
Last night we brought one of the cats down to them (they were on their leases and muzzles on). June backed away immediately, but Sydney remained fixated. I tried squirting him with a water bottle and telling him no kitty, but it didn't phase him. To break his stare I had to walk in front of him and push him off to the side.
We were going to try and bring a cat down again tonight for a little more "socializing".
Is there anything else we can do? Something different? I'm in no rush, but I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing for all the pets.
Thx in advance!
-Monica