On the Bengal rescue list about a week ago a woman from Maine was looking to rehome her 4 year old neutered Bengal because of issues with her NSDTR puppy (8 months old). She initially wrote that the young puppy won't leave the poor cat alone.
I emailed her and she responded back. I'm trying to get more info about what exactly is going on but would like to get opinions on how to integrate these two high energy, intelligent breeds.
Here is what she wrote so far:
My dog is about 8 months old. He is a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever and his breed has a high prey drive and just generally do not tolerate cats. He has been to obedience school and I am working with him, but I work on a computer all day at home and it is a little difficult to keep him next to me all day. The cat is now trying to eat out of the dog's bowl and is causing quite a bit of upset to the dog. I feed the cat up high so that the dog can't get into the cat food. I guess I am just tired of all the chaos. We almost lost the Christmas tree between their tussling around it. Its a combined household now of my dog and his cat and we thought it might be better to find another home for one of them.
It sounds like she had the dog and her friend/boyfriend/husband? had the cat and they moved in together. All the changes can be hard enough then add the holidays to it and she is totally frustrated. In my email I asked a ton of questions and hopefully she will be willing to answer them.
She also said that the cat is 'free to a good home' so I'm hoping she won't let him go to the first person who inquires.
I would appreciate any suggestions from those experienced with Bengals.
Thanks!
Lisa
I emailed her and she responded back. I'm trying to get more info about what exactly is going on but would like to get opinions on how to integrate these two high energy, intelligent breeds.
Here is what she wrote so far:
My dog is about 8 months old. He is a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever and his breed has a high prey drive and just generally do not tolerate cats. He has been to obedience school and I am working with him, but I work on a computer all day at home and it is a little difficult to keep him next to me all day. The cat is now trying to eat out of the dog's bowl and is causing quite a bit of upset to the dog. I feed the cat up high so that the dog can't get into the cat food. I guess I am just tired of all the chaos. We almost lost the Christmas tree between their tussling around it. Its a combined household now of my dog and his cat and we thought it might be better to find another home for one of them.
It sounds like she had the dog and her friend/boyfriend/husband? had the cat and they moved in together. All the changes can be hard enough then add the holidays to it and she is totally frustrated. In my email I asked a ton of questions and hopefully she will be willing to answer them.
She also said that the cat is 'free to a good home' so I'm hoping she won't let him go to the first person who inquires.
I would appreciate any suggestions from those experienced with Bengals.
Thanks!
Lisa
