yes i don't like children running towards strange dogs , as for cats and dogs ,when a pup gets a stripe across its nose from the house cat the cat knows it has to get the edge on the pup whilst it can ,then the pup respects the cat , ,and they learn to live along side each other,A trigger for a placid dog killing a cat is often the cat yawning. The showing of teeth is in the dogs mind an act of aggression that is why you should never let a child run towards a dog.
I've had a go at her before for having too many animals in her small 3 bed house
That's the problem right there.
Too many people seem to think they can fill up their lives with animals so they can feel better about themselves, while having absolutely zero nous when it comes to identifying potential issues, or even learning about what makes them tick. God only knows how stressed the dogs are, & when you mix stress & unrest with a large & latently aggressive dog such as a GSD it's a powder keg waiting to explode. FFS, when are these people going to get it through their heads that dogs don't manage themselves, they need to be handled properly.
I've said this before, & I'll likely be repeating it until I draw my last breath, but the people who experience issues with dogs are people that put zero effort into managing them properly
This is a strange one to ask but here goes.
My sister in law has 3 dogs (2 German Shepherds and a labrador), 6 cats, some ducks and chickens.
The 2 German shepherds have grown up with the cats since they were puppies and all have lived happily together for a couple of years with the only problem being the bitch dog has killed a couple of chickens until last night when the wife got a call from her distraught sister to say her other half had just let the dogs out in the garden for a pee and both of the German shepherds had attacked and unfortunately killed one of the cats, obviously the cat didn't do a runner when the dogs came out as they normally get on and play together.
So the question is why would the dogs do this and are they likely to do it again?
The sister in law wants the dogs gone as she also looks after her 2yr old grandson quite often and is worried that they could turn on the child or the other cats.
Any advice appreciated
Yeah you've described her to a T, seems to think its ok to just leave the 3 dogs couped up in the conservatory all day and that they will be happy with a 20min walk once a day. I don't get why they got the 2 GSD's as they don't even take them out anywhere but the field behind their house as she's got a 2 seater little car and he's changed his big estate car to a little sports hatch so none of the dogs can fit in the cars.
I feel sorry for the pedigree maine coon cat they have as its not aloud outside unless it goes in the small run they built for it in the garden which must be about 10ft by 3ft by 4ft.
She probably thinks she is being good giving all these animals a home.
Why did they do it? I don`t know.
Likely to do it again? I would say so.
I definitely wouldn`t want them within a mile of my grandchildren, who knows what or who they will attack next.
Much the same as those that say "my poochikins doesn't worry sheep" when its caught red handed and covered in blood.2 choices.make 100% sure the dogs are under 100% control 100% of the time, or get rid.This is a strange one to ask but here goes.
My sister in law has 3 dogs (2 German Shepherds and a labrador), 6 cats, some ducks and chickens.
The 2 German shepherds have grown up with the cats since they were puppies and all have lived happily together for a couple of years with the only problem being the bitch dog has killed a couple of chickens until last night when the wife got a call from her distraught sister to say her other half had just let the dogs out in the garden for a pee and both of the German shepherds had attacked and unfortunately killed one of the cats, obviously the cat didn't do a runner when the dogs came out as they normally get on and play together.
So the question is why would the dogs do this and are they likely to do it again?
The sister in law wants the dogs gone as she also looks after her 2yr old grandson quite often and is worried that they could turn on the child or the other cats.
Any advice appreciated
Why did they do it? I don`t know.
Likely to do it again? I would say so.
I definitely wouldn`t want them within a mile of my grandchildren, who knows what or who they will attack next.