She’s still charging at the cats. I brought the dog up to my bro’s to see how she is with my 2 yr old niece. She was great! My niece was a bit scared because she’s kind of a bigger dog, but she was cool after awhile. Dog was like, slurp!
My bro has 2 cats, and she charged at those cats too. They were at least younger and braver and more curious, so they tried getting closer than any of my cats. And the dog would be super super still until they get to a certain point and then she’d try to charge.It’s definitely not a playful thing. =\
So… I will give her a full week. See if she comes around at all. I’m not too hopeful. I did try to convince myself that I could make this work if I keep the dog in the crate when I can’t watch her (if I’m at work or sleeping, or doing stuff upstairs), and keep a close eye on her if I have her loose downstairs. But, I think no matter what, no one will be very happy living like that. Me having the stress of being aware of where the dog is at all times, the dog with being cooped up and restricted. The cats with their general dislike of the dog, and their safety if the dog was able to attack.
At any rate, I’ll do my best with her until Saturday. Give her lots of hugs and long walks and treats and love. When I bring her back, I’ll be sure to tell the shelter that she’s a GREAT dog, but cannot be with cats. And to make sure any potential adopters know that. Besides the cat thing, she really is perfect. But the cat thing is the most important thing to me.
