Japanese Akita eats cats

UKTigerlily

Little_Chicken wrote: »

Once a dog has shown this kind of behaviour, I'm afraid it's more than likely it will happen again. I hope both of you with the dogs that are vicious towards cats don't experience anything 'worse' such as one of your children being seriously injured, or killed by your pets. It's naive to think that it won't happen, people often say that their dogs were placid up to the attacks that have killed people. I think it is very selfish not to consider putting an animal like this down. Imagine if it does go on to injure someone else's child.

Sorry - I know this goes against most of the other posters, but I would be horrified if one of my animals harmed someone elses child/pet, and if I couldn't ensure it would NEVER happen again, it would have to go. Sorry, but it really would.

The thing is, it's not a child, it's a cat. You can NEVER be sure ANY dog won't attack. I think dogs that attack cats or other dogs don't actually become viscious to humans also, it's because they're seen as prey? Wheras humans aren't? If Chaya killed a Cat i'd never get over it let alone the Owner of the cat, but if i'd had her many years i'd have to try all I could to stop it, rehoming doesn't guarantee the dog won't get near to cats.

It's not a case that it might injure a child, I think at 11yrs old & living with kids, if it was gonna it would've by now?

Little_Chicken

Ruffles wrote: »

There's a fair bit of difference between a dog following a natural instinct to chase or kill a prey animal and turning on a child. I don't see your logic here?

Because if a dog will turn on a smaller animal what's to stop it turning on a small child. This is why many Akitas are not allowed to be re-homed in households with children. You can see this on Battersea, they often get Akitas to rehome. Staffies often have a 'no cats' clause.

Don't get me wrong I'm no dog-hater, but people have to be responsible. I couldn't live with the guilt that my animal had destroyed another persons pets. It's the same when you read about people whose large dogs have killed someone else's smaller one. People need to take responsibility. But, nope we live in a selfish society where we tend to put our own needs first.:rolleyes:

Hay_2

My two dogs are AMAZING with my kids(all 3 are under 6 years old) BUT the important factor is that we do not EVER leave my kids unsupervised with the dogs.
At the end of the day animals are animals and kids are kids...it's OUR responsibility to ensure the two live together safely.
If I owned a yorkie...a Rottie...a lab..a poodle...I'd think the same.
So please...no "what if they attacked your child instead of a cat" scenarios...:rolleyes:

shoppaholic_returns

I'm really sorry to hear about your problem,I have an akita !!!!! and she lives with 3 cats, 2 she adores,and my tom cat chester who is the boss and my akita knows that and is terrified of him. So my dog is brow beaten by cats!!

I know when we bought our girl,we read akitas could be aggressive to cats and other dogs,our fur babe also likes other dogs, but would love to get hold of the local squirrel population!!!

Have you tried citronella,or orange cats hate the smell of orange peel/citrussy stuff or 'GET OFF', I think thats what its called around your boundaries,its like a gel cats wont go near. Quite effective, mine are indoor cats and other cats were toilleting all over the garden so I used this stuff and they dont come so much.

What about a bell or something on her collar to warn oncoming cats she is near,similar to a bell on a cat collar to warn birds.

Oh,I'm going to see if I can think of anything else for you now,keep us informed!!!

Soubrette

Little_Chicken wrote: »

Once a dog has shown this kind of behaviour, I'm afraid it's more than likely it will happen again. I hope both of you with the dogs that are vicious towards cats don't experience anything 'worse' such as one of your children being seriously injured, or killed by your pets. It's naive to think that it won't happen, people often say that their dogs were placid up to the attacks that have killed people. I think it is very selfish not to consider putting an animal like this down. Imagine if it does go on to injure someone else's child.

Sorry - I know this goes against most of the other posters, but I would be horrified if one of my animals harmed someone elses child/pet, and if I couldn't ensure it would NEVER happen again, it would have to go. Sorry, but it really would.

OMG my sister's cat regularly kills birds, small mammals and even dragged a fish from a pond once - should I be worried about visiting her with my children:eek: :rolleyes:

OP - try going on a greyhound forum for possible solutions - our 'monsters' are bred to chase and then trained to do it too so people often have some very good ideas on making them more cat friendly.

For myself I never walk mine without a muzzle and I supervise him in the garden but it is a miniscule garden and he is an old boy who (apart from when he sees cats and squirrels) is easy to walk.

Sou

Money_maker

Checking up this breed by search engine, apparently they have long memories - could be very difficult to retrain. Attractive dog but as a cat owner who cried buckets when I lost my 18yr old cat last month, I would suggest professional help is sought to find someone familiar with traits of this breed.

Little_Chicken

UKTigerlily wrote: »

The thing is, it's not a child, it's a cat. You can NEVER be sure ANY dog won't attack. I think dogs that attack cats or other dogs don't actually become viscious to humans also, it's because they're seen as prey? Wheras humans aren't? If Chaya killed a Cat i'd never get over it let alone the Owner of the cat, but if i'd had her many years i'd have to try all I could to stop it, rehoming doesn't guarantee the dog won't get near to cats.

It's not a case that it might injure a child, I think at 11yrs old & living with kids, if it was gonna it would've by now?

Would you feel differently if the dog had killed a couple of dogs instead of cats then? I'm not trying to cause an argument, but if a large dog killed your dog, and the owner knew it had happened twice before, how would you feel? Wouldn't you feel that the owner was irresponsible?

Little_Chicken

Soubrette wrote: »

OMG my sister's cat regularly kills birds, small mammals and even dragged a fish from a pond once - should I be worried about visiting her with my children:eek: :rolleyes:

OP - try going on a greyhound forum for possible solutions - our 'monsters' are bred to chase and then trained to do it too so people often have some very good ideas on making them more cat friendly.

For myself I never walk mine without a muzzle and I supervise him in the garden but it is a miniscule garden and he is an old boy who (apart from when he sees cats and squirrels) is easy to walk.

Sou

Sarcasm - lowest form etc etc.

The difference is you can muzzle a dog - you could try it with your cat.:rolleyes:

Also, were the birds someones pets? There's a slight difference, but I hope someone doesn't decide to feed your cat to their dog for stealing fish from their pond.:rotfl:

I'm not saying that the dog WILL attack a child, just that it's a consideration.

shoppaholic_returns

Akitas are known for their general dislike of cats,MINE is very unusual,this does not mean they are agressive to children or adults alike,in fact they are a charming,gentle breed,who have unfortunately,due to the irresponsiblity of some owners gained a bad reputation.

A DOG IS ONLY AS GOOD AS IT'S OWNER, GENERALLY DOGS OF ANY KIND ARE NOT INHERENTLY AGGRESSIVE, IT IS USUALLY HUMAN BEHAVIOUR THAT MAKES ANY DOG AGRESSIVE,BIG DOGS ARE NO MORE AGRESSIVE THAN SMALL ONES!!!!

My postie even swears that it is small 'yappers',who mainly bite him!!!!!!!

shoppaholic_returns

Also a fiercely territorial breed,therfore wont like cats on its garden,!!!!! or dog Sturll????