Don't try this at home...

[Lolo76]

You know your animals best, so not gonna judge there. The cat is so relaxed I think she went to sleep.

I could never do thet with my dogs though since I have scotties, as far as they're concerned anything that moves (and some things that don't) must be pounced on IMMEDIATELY. They snap at leaves in the air outside if the wind blows.

Yep, she was definitely asleep... didn't even flinch the whole time.

As for dogs, their breed/s is very relevant when it comes to trusting them around smaller pets. My dog is a 47lb herding mix of some sort (best guess Cattle Dog or Kelpie x Husky or GSD?), so all he wants to do is put them in a corner. The few times I've had escapee feeder rodents, all I had to do was let Rudy act out his herding instincts... he'll alert me once they're found, and stand watch without even trying to attack/kill. He used to try herding my cats too, but they cured him of that with a few swats to the nose! I guess that's where the old saying - as difficult as herding cats - comes from, huh?