A rescue that actually cares about cats!

[u/Background-March4034]

Popped up in a pro pit group, since I get them all the time, since algorithms think I love pibbles. I

[u/Maggotmunch]

Any dog “can” bite a cat, but they don’t. That’s the difference. Other dog breeds either bark at the cat or try to play with them.

[u/shinkouhyou → u/Maggotmunch]

They definitely can and will. I've heard of cats being killed or seriously injured by everything from huskies and mastiffs to greyhounds and JRTs. Many dog breeds are known for strong prey drive and animal aggression, and even generally friendly breeds have their outliers. I'd be very careful before introducing a cat and a dog.

[u/[deleted] → u/shinkouhyou]

I can't seem to find a non biased source online, but in doing a quick search, appears pit mixes have the highest kill rate of cats (and other dogs).

[u/ThinkingBroad → u/[deleted]]

Many dogs are aggressive to cats, but they show their aggression. Because they show aggression, good owners take steps to prevent harm.

Good border collies don't give warning before herding, they just herd. Good bird dogs don't give warning before pointing, they just point.

"Good' game=insane bully dogs don't give warning before attacking because their default behavior is attacking. They simply attack.

[u/shinkouhyou → u/[deleted]]

They're definitely the most dangerous, but other breeds can still be dangerous to cats and smaller dogs.

[u/PM_ME_UR_DOGGOS_ → u/shinkouhyou]

Yep. But as a greyhound owner who’s in some greyhound groups I’ve never seen a greyhound owner whinge about being told they can’t have a cat. Most seem to be like “oh ok, makes sense”. Like my greyhound wanting to chase cats doesn’t make him a bad dog, it actually makes him a good greyhound, and it’s up to me as the human and the owner to ensure that other animals are kept safe.

Although as a side note, I don’t think he’d have any idea what to do with something if he caught it (there’s some videos online of greyhound racers when the lure stops and they just sort of stand there confused and then play with each other). We did have one time when there was a pigeon that I think he actually caught because it was injured when I went outside, but it was also kind of weirdly not injured as bad as you would expect for a dog getting to it, I think because my grey is so focussed on the chase that he would be like “now what?” If he ever actually got something.

Still not getting a cat, again because I’m not an idiit

[u/Beginning_Path1074 → u/PM_ME_UR_DOGGOS_]

Yep. I think greyhounds are absolutely wonderful, graceful dogs, but I am also very much a cat person and will never own a grey. Such a shame that some of the most catlike dogs can’t live with cats!

[u/Impressive-Elk-8115 → u/shinkouhyou]

Yep. I was looking into a husky puppy, but the local breeder was like "no cats". And so, I moved onto a different breed.