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Originally Posted by clare7577
I had a greyhound years ago we rescued him after hed finished racing,he was due to be destroyed that week.the first time he walked through our door he grabbed our cat,i punched him on the nose and he let go,fortunatly the cat was fine.We never had any more issuses with the cats!!!!in the years that followed the dog and cats slept together.Soon after we first got him i took him onto the common,he got a little dog and started to shake it,we managed to free it and it was fine,however ben stayed on the lead for a long while after that.After a while he was ok with smaller dogs and we had no more problems.we got ben when he was 4 and he lived with us until he was 16,he was great with the kids,i would never have used a e-collar all he needed was time to adjust.
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Well done to you, I am sure the well timed punch on the nose when he grabbed the cat helped, in addition to the time to adjust, and I agree, not all exracing greyhounds need an e-collar to control the chase/prey instinct, but in some it is stronger than others, had the woman in question had time and the forethought to punch her dog in the nose before he killed the cat, it may also have worked with him, however we need to remember that other peoples cats were used as stooges, themselves living creatures, with the right to life and safety.
I would have to say that small dogs that are picked up and shaken by greyhounds are not usually fine, had your dog had a strong grab- kill-bite, it would have been a different storey, and the mental damage done to the dog can often be as great as the physical damage, if they survive.
I'm glad you had such a happy outcome with Ben.