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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.
DogIntheSpotlight:Doberman,theOriginStory
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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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