Dogs and Cats: How to Help Them Get Along
If you have both a dog and cat, Zazie and Kristi chat about how to ensure they have a friendly relationship.
By Zazie Todd, PhD
Zazie and Kristi talk about how to help dogs and cats to be friends with each other, and why it all starts with thinking about the cat's feeling of safety.
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How to help dogs and cats to be friends
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We talk about:
- the need to manage introductions between dogs and cats
- what that means from the dog's perspective, and the cat's perspective
- the importance of letting them vote with their feet
- the need for safe spaces, and how to make safe spaces for a cat
- the idea of training the dog to be safe around cats
- how to keep the peace at mealtimes
- placement of the cat's resources
- whether dogs are ever scared of cats
- how some dogs cannot be trusted to live with a cat
The books we recommend in this episode are:
Dog Affirmations: An Illustrated Journey Through Your Dog's Thoughts by Andrea Cáceres
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules: A Novel by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
Previous episodes mentioned in the show:
For more on how to set your house up for your cat, check out Zazie's book Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy, which is available wherever books are sold.
This episode is a day late due to technical issues. Apologies! If you prefer to read the episodes, please check back. The transcript will follow soon!
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