My roomates dog keeps barking at my cat. she doesnt bother him but he likes to egg her on

Question

is this normal??

Answer 1

you may have to use negative reinforcement to stop the barking. i have a german shepard puppy who has been repeatedly instructed not to chase my cats. i thought it was working till i came home one day and found her looking so innocent, but she had a hunk of cat hair sticking out of the side of her mouth. i am currently exploring another training method.

if he finds that when he barks at the cat something bad happens to him, he may stop. if it doesn't help, put him in another room, by himself till he stops. you may crate him if you think it's best but

don't use the crate as punishment, just a way of reinforcing the behavior you want

Answer 2

my dog used to do that to my sisters cat. he just wants to play.

Answer 3

Perfectly normal. All a part of being a dog.