how to keep 6-7 months old puppy from chasing the cats

The most important thing your dog needs to learn is NO.

Walk you dog on a lease in and out of the house on a leash.  It is a  hard habit to break when it's already started.  Shock collars are cruel.  You have to teach the dog but you have to have control of the dog to teach him.  To have control at first requires a harness with a leash.

A firm NO when he goes to lunge toward the cats with a slight jerk with his leash.  Get his attention away from the cats.  He has to be shown this is unacceptable behavior.

Great Pyrenees dog are protectors.  He needs to know these cats are part of his pack.  After he understands that, he will protect them from predators.  He needs to see YOU and your family petting and loving these cats so he know they are a part of his area.  He won't understand otherwise.  It's won't happen overnight, but it can happen, but it takes a little work on your part.

Lease him outside for quite some time. Give cat love in his presence and tell him NO when he reacts to them.  Not just NO, but no chasing the cats.  You have to change his relationship and how he views the cats. After you correct him about the cats, let him see your displeasure.  Do not pet him for a while afterwards.  Be the alpha.  He needs to know he is not the alpha.

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The most important thing your dog needs to learn is NO.

Walk you dog on a lease in and out of the house on a leash.  It is a  hard habit to break when it's already started.  Shock collars are cruel.  You have to teach the dog but you have to have control of the dog to teach him.  To have control at first requires a harness with a leash.

A firm NO when he goes to lunge toward the cats with a slight jerk with his leash.  Get his attention away from the cats.  He has to be shown this is unacceptable behavior.

Great Pyrenees dog are protectors.  He needs to know these cats are part of his pack.  After he understands that, he will protect them from predators.  He needs to see YOU and your family petting and loving these cats so he know they are a part of his area.  He won't understand otherwise.  It's won't happen overnight, but it can happen, but it takes a little work on your part.

Lease him outside for quite some time. Give cat love in his presence and tell him NO when he reacts to them.  Not just NO, but no chasing the cats.  You have to change his relationship and how he views the cats. After you correct him about the cats, let him see your displeasure.  Do not pet him for a while afterwards.  Be the alpha.  He needs to know he is not the alpha.

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he don't chase or play with the cats when i am with the cats even then he don't chase or play with the cats all the time, just once in awhile esp when the cats are playing and chasing each other which will provoke him to join in or want to join in. the cats try to ignore/avoid him, they can't hunt in peace without him bugging them so they usually unsuccessful catching prey

excuse my grammar 

again my sister's husband just yell at their dog for pooping in her crate, seriously she locked up in there all freaking day and all night without going outside expect before they go to work and come home, what she suppose to do? maybe every day i come home i will check on her and clean it to prevent her being yell at, she stress enough being locked up in small crate, she don't need more

@mwallace056  you seem to be in a really difficult situation. It must be frustrating to have your parents, sister and brother-in-law treating their animals this way in front of you, especially when you've tried to tell them why it's wrong.

I feel sorry for the dogs and cats involved, but I'm glad they've got you to stick up for them. I think trying to clean up after your sister's dog, spend some quality time with the puppy and look out for the cats might be your best option. Hopefully when the rest of your family see how well the dogs respond to your way of treating them they will listen to what you have to say. It does sound like the puppy just wants to play. Maybe if you play with him every day to get rid of some of his energy you'll be able to sneak a few obedience lessons in with his games. Everyone, dogs, cats, horses and people, learn better when they are having fun.

There is a good dog training show that you can see on You Tube called "It's Me Or The Dog", maybe that will give you some ideas?

Good luck and thank you for being so caring and mature.

we also got two medium size dogs that he will play with, but they can only handle so much from him and one is old so he can't really play with him. i don't think my sister like having jazzy locked up in a small kennel, i think she would rather have her in a bigger kennel, she said she going to buy a playpen for the puppies, hopefully she will put her dog with them as she is their mother and not old enough to be away from her

they also don't give their dogs enough water during the day so i wouldnt be surprised if they developed health problems in the future 

do i seem snotty or something?

Your family sounds stubborn, which does put you in a tough position. It seems like any suggestion you make, especially if it comes off as if you know more than them about their own animals (and it's almost never intentional) is getting shot down because they don't want to believe they're wrong and they don't want to be corrected because what they do is what they've done in the past, and it's worked (for them, as far as they know).

It's particularly hard when this kind of stuff happens within the family. We never want to strain the relationships we have within family. You can persist to try and convince your family of the right thing to do, and/or you can hike up your socks and step in to pick up where they've slacked (giving the dogs adequate water - and this is a basic necessity that can land them in hot water with society for prevention of cruelty to animals, so that should be incentive enough for them to make that small and easy change to their routine) and doing the best you can to get the time with the dog(s) to train and exercise them as best you can on your own, or with any other family members who agree with your suggestions. It's a big responsibility, and I'm sorry to hear you aren't getting more reception or support for the positive changes you're trying to make.

Like @Norachan said, the best you can make of it now is to set a good example by showing them that your ideas work in practice too, and maybe your family will adopt those better methods.

i am also part of the problem, i am pretty lazy and it hard to motivate myself to do stuff it not that i don't care,  i do care,  for a example the two medium dogs we sort of neglected them  well a lot actually, i keep planning to spend time with them but never seem to make myself to do so. i did got them out of their kennel when we first got the goats and roaming freely in the yard and my mom told them to go to their kennel because she believe they will attack the goats so i just gave up, they wasn't even interest in the goats. after the warmed up to Sam they do come out more now. school is another thing. i was taking web design which i need for my art credit and i was so behind in that class, so they gave me a choice to drop it and start an online course which will only give me half credit for art, if i did my work in web design i would got the full credit which is needed to graduate, but the principal said he will let me slide with half.  i am making for family look bad which they not they do care about their dogs, my sister will take her dogs to the vet if needed, but my parents wouldn't well when when we were kids we were getting off the bus i noticed bailey bottom right? lip was hanging, the vet said he got attacked by a cougar or a bear he wasn't sure, a few days before or a week bfore i did saw a cougar going through our yard so it could have been a cougar  my mom had two choices put him down or fix it, since i was there she chose to have the surgery, if i wasn't there or we wasnt kids at the time she most likely would had chosen to put him down. 

Having pets is a balancing act between your social, work, and academic life and your home life. We all make the compromises when we need to, whether we want to or not, because we've made the commitment to the animals we've brought into our lives to put their needs first. They can't take care of themselves in our homes the way we can take care of ourselves.

You obviously know there is a problem, and you know what you can start doing to resolve it. Practice the self discipline in yourself for your own betterment and the animals' betterment. You're still young and you can make good habits for yourself now. If you wait and laze around, you're only doing the damage to yourself because you don't grow out of being lazy and unmotivated. If anything, you grow into it. It can impact your ability to complete school and influences how hireable you are once you finish school.

Many other members here have multiple pets of multiple species, may be working multiple jobs part time and full time, may also be in school part time and full time, may be involved in rescue and caring for other animals, and yet we all make it work so that each of our pets receives the highest standard of care we can provide and the most one-on-one time we can give: because we want to, and we know we have to, because it's part of being a responsible pet owner.

I would suggest that you and your family reevaluate what you can and can't handle. If you can't handle taking care of the dogs or keeping the cats or goats safe, best surrender them to a rescue or take them back to where you got them so they can be readopted into homes that do have the time and commitment to put forward for them, and discourage anyone from bringing home any new animals. Neglect is not okay, and there are absolutely no excuses for it.

the goats are safe, it was when we first got them. they in a large pen where they got shelter when they want  or need it, i understand i need to stop using the excuse that i am lazy and do it what need to be done, teachers have told us the pretty much the same thing that you said.the goats, pigs, cows get better treatment then dogs do, my parent interact with them. my dad do interact with sam too but i don't know how much. i am going to put at least half hour or more froward to the two dogs everyday after school. bailey and zoey hardly never get any attention anymore beside from me some days or when i am feeding them. they are only animals that we ever neglected, we need to spend time with them like i said. i don't have a job so there no excuse why i can't provide better care for them other then no money, all the animals get food and water expect my sister dogs which need more water they give them. actually there no excuse why i can't spend a few hours with the dogs and the cats and since tomorrow Saturday there no excuse why i can't spend the day with them 

i guess what i am trying to say is i understand there no excuse why we or i can't provide the best care possible or make compromises to our pets or school esp when people with more busy lives can handle it 

I think the thing that makes a difference is whether you enjoy spending time with your pets or not.

I have 20 cats at the moment, all ex stray or feral. There's a lot of cleaning up to do after them, I can't tell you how many times a day I scoop a litter box or wash and refill a food bowl. Most years I have foster kittens in the spring. They're often sickly so there are goopy eyes to be cleaned, poopy butts to be washed, medicine to given out. I get scratched quite a lot and I've been bitten a few times but I keep doing it because I really love spending time with them and it's so rewarding to see a sick, nervous animal start to trust you and eventually go on to a new home.

It would be easy to focus on all the hard work and expense, but every day they do things that make me feel really lucky to have them around. Think about what you enjoy about your dogs and cats. You're obviously a very empathetic person, which is why you worry about the way they are treated. I'm sure you must get a real buzz out of seeing how they trust you or come to you when they want to play. That's something really special, not everyone gets to experience that.

Just have fun with them. Don't see them as a burden or another load of chores you have to do. They're affectionate, intelligent creatures that you are fortunate enough to be sharing your life with.

if you know me you would think i am insensitive and that because i hide my feelings for concern of others but yes i am empathetic person esp toward pets and kids  yes i do get a buzz from the cats, i just spend 1 hour and half with them little while ago, i instantly got happy and stress relief. i do have fun with them. i don't view them as a chore or a burden

i just posted a ad on craigslist asking for rehoming fee for some of the kittens 

If there are any nearby, you can reach out to cat rescues or humane societies. They know what to look for when it comes to signs that someone will be invested in a future pet whereas a typical person isn't as familiar with those red flags. Of course we all want our pets to go to good homes, but unfortunately it's not always the case and people may be getting a pet on impulse. You could even contact shelters/rescues via email or phone, or drop by for a visit if they're close enough and ask for advice on what to look out for when meeting prospective adopters.

Some of these places may ask for a surrender fee though if you're actually giving them the cat(s) - since they're taking another animal into their care, that's one space that's occupied and one more mouth that needs feeding and area that needs cleaning, and potentially vet care that needs funding. The surrender fees are usually quite humble for what you're asking of them, but it does help the organization. So if you're really finding it tough to manage the numbers you have, you can ensure they get any care they need until their adoption by shelling out a little bit of money.

i been researching how to find a good home. i will ask them questions,  do a home check all that stuff, what if they won't let me do a home check? should i deny them?

It's tough to say - I would be hesitant of meeting any stranger online near my own home, let alone having them come into my home. It's something that can seem a bit suspicious unless you're affiliated with an organization that can be held responsible if anything goes awry or if you or you run into trouble at someone's place because they're a sheister or have ill intent. This is especially concerning if you're young and considering doing this alone.  I believe some of our other members are associated with rescues who will have more experience or input with adopting out... 

@ShadowsRescue? @Red Top Rescue? @StephenQ?

i just emailed a humane shelter in fargo, we can take care of all of them they get plenty of food maybe little too much. but i decided it best to let some of them go

how much should i ask for the rehoming fee? i was thinking 50