Is it normal for dogs to be aggressive toward cats?
September 21st, 2009 | 
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peeboo6es2003 asked:
I got a male pit bull, and my husband has a old cat. When I got my pit he was 10 weeks, and he tried playing with the cat, and it is a very mean anti-social cat & it would bat & hiss at my puppy. At that time he was smaller than her. Well now a days she is our doors most of the time, but when my dog sees her, he will run after her and run over her, bark, and nip at her although I've never seen him actually bite her. My husband is balming it all on the dog, but I told him that it's in pit bull's nature to be animal-aggressive as they were bred to fight animals. And isn't it normal for dogs to chase cats anyways? He seems to think my dog should be calm & leave the cat alone 100%. anyone know anything about this?
I got a male pit bull, and my husband has a old cat. When I got my pit he was 10 weeks, and he tried playing with the cat, and it is a very mean anti-social cat & it would bat & hiss at my puppy. At that time he was smaller than her. Well now a days she is our doors most of the time, but when my dog sees her, he will run after her and run over her, bark, and nip at her although I've never seen him actually bite her. My husband is balming it all on the dog, but I told him that it's in pit bull's nature to be animal-aggressive as they were bred to fight animals. And isn't it normal for dogs to chase cats anyways? He seems to think my dog should be calm & leave the cat alone 100%. anyone know anything about this?
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It’s normal for dogs to chase cats until you teach them not to.
Let the cat give the dog a few swipes and help with the training!
You should have spent the time teaching your dog to leave cats alone. Not allowing him to chase and nip. You are going to find you have problems when he runs into cats in public. Why would you allow this to continue. Who cares if dogs chase cats naturally, you can’t teach him to tolerate the cat?
Well yes, a pit bull is a fighting dog so it is natural for him to do that. If it bothers your husband so much, take your dog to a trainer. But you should stop this problem before the cat gets hurt. Meanwhile, keep them seperated for a while.
Why would you get a breed that’s aggressive to other animals when you have an old cat? Hire a dog trainer right away. You have to train the dog to leave the cat alone and establish yourself as the alpha in the household.