01 The harmonious coexistence of cats and dogs

With people’s living conditions getting better and better, the friends who keep pets around are no longer satisfied with a single pet. Some people think that a cat or a dog in the family will feel lonely and want to find a companion for them. In the past, it was often to keep the same kind of animals, and then find a cat and dog to accompany them. But now more people want to experience different animal rearing feelings, so they will consider both cats and dogs; There are also some friends who take care of the abandoned puppies and kittens because of their love.

In the face of friends who originally have pets at home, raising new and different pets again is not a problem. Eating, drinking water, going to the toilet, grooming, bathing, and vaccinating are all familiar. The only thing to face is the problem of harmony between the new pets and the old pets at home. Especially, cats and dogs, which have no language or even some contradictions, often need to go through three stages, The intensity and duration of behavior and character performance in these three stages are related to the breed and age of cats and dogs.

We generally divide cats and dogs into several types according to the characteristics of both sides: 1. cats and puppies with mature age or personality, cats are stable and puppies are lively; 2. Mature dogs and kittens. Dogs are stable and kittens are curious; 3 breed of quiet dogs and cats; 4 active breeds of dogs and cats; 5. Such brave and docile cats and dogs as puppet cats; 6 timid and sensitive cats and dogs;

In fact, the cat is most afraid of the dog’s fast and huge movements. If it meets a dog who is slow and doesn’t care about anything, the cat will be happy to accept it. Among them, the fifth situation can almost make cats and dogs live together smoothly, while the sixth situation is very difficult. Either the cat is sick or the dog is injured, and it is almost impossible to live well later.

02 The first stage of cat and dog relationship

The first stage of the relationship between cats and dogs. Dogs are gregarious animals. When a new member is found at home, he will always be curious about the past contact, smell the smell of the other person, touch the body of the other person with his claws, feel the strength of the other person, and then judge the status relationship between the other person and himself at home. The cat is a solitary animal. It is cautious by nature. It is only willing to contact animals that it has seen or clearly assessed the other’s ability. It will not actively contact with strange animals directly. So in daily life, when dogs and cats meet at home in the early stage, dogs are always active while cats are passive. Cats will hide under tables, chairs, beds or cabinets, or climb on racks, beds and other places where dogs can’t get close, and slowly observe dogs. Measure whether the dog’s speed, strength, and reaction to some things are threatening to him, and if the dog can escape in time when chasing him.

The dog will always chase the cat to see and smell during this period. When the cat goes there, the dog will follow there. Although the cat can not be contacted, the dog will guard the other side like the doorkeeper. Once the cat has any obvious action, the dog will jump or bark excitedly, as if to say: “Come on, come on, it comes out, it moves again”.

At this stage, if the dog is mature and has a stable character, the cat is a kitten who has just begun to contact the world and is curious about the dog, or the cat and dog are both stable breeds, then it will pass quickly and smoothly; If it is an adult cat or puppy, the cat is very cautious about the surroundings, and the dog is particularly active, this stage will become particularly long, and some will even take 3-4 months. Only when the dog’s patience wears away and the cat’s vigilance is not strong can it enter the second stage.

03 Cats and dogs can be partners

The second stage of the relationship between cats and dogs. After observing dogs for a period of time and getting familiar with some behaviors, actions and speed of dogs, cats will begin to relax their vigilance and try to contact and interact with dogs. Dogs, on the other hand, are on the contrary. With the observation of cats, they find that cats always shrink in a small place and do not move, and do not come out to play. Gradually, their enthusiasm is fading, and they are not so excited and excited. But after all, they are not very familiar with each other and will maintain a certain degree of curiosity. They hope to have physical contact and play with each other.

The most common performance is the cat sitting on a chair or lying on the table, watching the dog standing or sitting under, trying to reach out to pat the dog’s head and wagging tail. When doing this action, the cat will not paw (if pawing shows fear and anger), and it will not hurt the dog if it simply uses a meat pad to pat it, which means friendly and probing. Because the movement will be very slow, the general dog will not hide, and will let the cat touch itself. Of course, if the dog is a very active species, it will think that this is part of the game, and then react quickly, which will make the cat nervous and stop contact and hide again.

At this stage, if small dogs and large cats, active dogs and active cats, or puppies and kittens are together, they will last for a long time, and each other will be familiar with each other through playing and probing. If it is a large dog, a quiet dog and a quiet cat, they will spend a very fast time. They may get familiar with each other in a week, and then eliminate their vigilance and enter the rhythm of normal life in the future.

The third stage of the relationship between cats and dogs. This stage is a long-term relationship between cats and dogs. Dogs accept cats as members of the group to contain and protect, while cats treat dogs as playmates or dependents. Dogs return to their daily sleep time and excess activity time, and their attention turns back to their owners, going out to play and food, while cats begin to rely more on dogs when contacting with dogs.

The most common performance is that if a large dog at home can bring security and warmth to the cat, especially in winter, the cat will often sleep with the dog, and even the whole body will lie on the dog, and will steal some things on the table in order to please the dog and hit the ground for the dog to eat; They will secretly hide and approach the dog with joy, and then pounce and sneak attack while the dog is not paying attention; They will lie next to the dog and hold the dog’s legs and tail to the sky to chew and scratch (without paws). Dogs gradually lose their interest in cats, especially large dogs will let the cat toss and turn like children, occasionally make a threatening roar when it hurts, or beat the cat aside with their claws. Small dogs are more likely to be bullied by cats in the future. After all, cats of the same size are much more powerful than dogs.

The most important thing for cats and dogs to live together is to avoid scratching the dog’s eyes with the cat’s paw in the early stage, and to share the dog’s food when the cat thinks it is good with the dog in the later stage. Dogs absolutely don’t like to share food, so it will be different when eating. If a cat tries to share food, it may be hit head-on by the dog, or even bitten to death.