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Catsanddogscanlivepeacefullytogether,

butgettingoffontherightpawismuch

easierthantryingtosmoothoutalready

ruffledfur.Hereareafewtips…

Goslow.Forthefirstweekorso,letyourcat

anddogcoexistwithoutmeeting,getting

usedtoeachother’spresenceandsmell.

Thentakemanysmall,short,interimsteps

workingtowardsanactualmeeting,allthe

timeensuringtheinteractionsbetweenyour

catanddogaresafeandgood.Youcan,for

example,makethe

firstseveral

introductionswith

yourdogandcat

separatedbya

puppygate,

Towalkwithadog…istosharehisworld.Whatsightsandsoundsheencounters.Whatpastandpresentsmellshereads.Tostretchhislegs,tobaskinthesun,todiscoverandwindhiswaythroughthisbravenewhumanworld.

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TheDobermanisamedium-large,highlytrainablebreedwithacolourfuloriginstorydatingtothe1880s.WhilerunningthedogpoundinApolda,Germany,KarlFriedrichLouisDobermannbeganmixingbreeds,lookingtocreateanintelligentguarddogtoprotecthiminhisotherroleaslocaltaxcollector.There’snoconsensusonwhichbreedsultimatelyresultedinthehandsome,intelligentDoberman,butmostexpertsciteBeauceron,GermanPinscher,Rottweiler,andWeimaraner.ItisalsocommonlythoughtthattheoldGermanShepherdmadeamajorgenecontribution.TheDobermanhasenjoyedpopularityandhonourthroughout

itshistory.AftertheUSMarineCorpsadoptedthebreedasitsofficialwardog,aDobienamedCappysaved250MarinesbyalertingthemtoJapanesesoldiers,andwasthefirstdogtobeburiedintheWWIIWarDogMemorial.TodayDobermansbrightenmanydoglovers’livesasaffectionatepetdogs.

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….multispecieshousehold

thenwithyourdogonlead,allowing

yourcattoapproachandleaveat

will.Keepmeetingsbrief,graduating

toadraggedleashifallgoeswell.

Seekthehelpofaprofessionaldog

trainerforhelp.

Givekittyanddoggieasafespace.

Maintainacat-onlyzonethatyour

catcanaccessatalltimes.Puther

food,water,andlitterboxinthis

roomsoshecanrelaxdog-freeas

desired.Inthesamevein,provide

yourdogwithanequivalentcat-free

zonewherehecanbeawayfrom

felinecompany.

Keepaneyeonit.Astheir

relationshipgrows,continueto

monitorinteractions.Offerpraise

andtreatsforcalm,politebehaviour

towardtheother,andredirectto

otheralternativeactivitiesifyou

noticetension.

DogSportsAroundtheWorld:

TrackingAdog’sworldisdominatedbysmells—theirolfactorysenseisacute

andprimal.Littlewonder,then,thatdogssolovetoputtheirnosestogooduse.Teachingyourdogtotrackobjectsisafuntrainingchallengeforpeople,andagreatmind-and-bodyworkoutfordogs.Trackingasasporthasbeenaroundsincetheearly20thcenturyandtitlescanbewonfrommanydifferentparticipatingdogorganisationsandclubs.However,lotsofpeopleundertaketheactivitypurelyforfun.Theonlyequipmentneededtogetstartedisatrackingharness,an11-metreline,trainingtreats,andtoys.Inatrackingtest,youandyourdogaretestedonherabilitytofollowatrackandindicatetoyouthatshehasfoundtheitem,usuallyagloveorwallet.Asyourdogadvances,tracksgetlonger,covermoredifficultterrain,andareleftto“age”longer.Thechallenge,aswithmuchdogtraining,isnottogotoofast,buttouserepetitionandsmallstepssoyourdogstays

motivated.

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