Adding a Dog to home with 2 cats???????????

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HUH?????
Good genetics will always produce a bully that has good game and muscle tone.
(This is for a later debate though, so not to with the )


GSD are good dogs, mostly easy to train and willing to learn. My grandparents bred them for some decades and only had problems with a couple of them. I wasnt too involved with them just because they were not my style.

"pitbulls", proper names being American Pitbull Terrier (APBT), American Staffordshire Terrier (AmStaff), or Stafforshire Terrier (Staffy) are a VERY high drive and full of energy ALL of the time. It can take 2 to 3 years for your bully to start to calm down. They will get in to tons of trouble if you do not keep them occupied. They do take a lot of work and discipline form YOU to get what you want out of them. Though you will get a great dog and friend in return for all your training.
One other thing to keep in mind is :You will have to answer for your pibbl too! You will get to deal with idiots every day all day. You will hear all kinds of stupid MYTHS that the media likes to blow-up. ***They are man eaters.......They have locking jaws.........They kill people because its in their blood..............If they taste your blood they will kill you.........and so on.***
Study and make sure a bully is what you want and what you think you can handle.
With a bully you may also want to get an old treadmill to help burn some energy when you dont have the time to walk it.
With ANY of them you want to invest in a good dog kennel so that they cannot get into trouble while you two are at work. It sounds cruel but its better than coming home to a dog that was bored and found a power cord to chew on.

If you have any questions feel free to pm me.

We have a 13.5 year old staffy bull. He is cat friendly, dog friendly and my two kids learned to walk by holding onto various parts of his body. As far as trusting an animal around smaller critters and kids - a well trained an socialized bully breed is hard to top.

He was crated for the first year of his life. Laying down the limits of what he can chew, what he can sleep on, where he can crap, what he can chase, etc. cannot be enforced when the owner is not home. Therefore, until the dog shows that he can be a good house mate, into the crate he goes.

As for cats, even a dog who is accustomed to the the house cats, may still chase and kill the cat that wanders into the yard.

Socializing cats and dogs is best accomplished with a young puppy, a crate and time. Many of the mannerisms that dogs use to communicate are taken as threats in "cat". Therefore it is is imperative that (1) the puppy learn that the cat is a member of the pack, (2) any interaction between the two animals is done in a controlled manner and (3) that a crate is properly used to allow the cats ample opportunity to check out the new demon in their house at their comfort and leisure.



It will not happen overnight. It can take months for cats and dogs to learn to settle down and, at a minimum, tolerate each other.