I just can't believe it. My old cat and the new puppy jack russel got into one bed together for the first time 
So the story is.... I am a cat lover, my partner hates cats and is a dog lover. We've had the cat for over 5 years and a couple of months ago we decided on an impulse jack rusell puppy treat. So now we have Shrek the cat and Angie a beatiful Jack Russell Puppy who is about 5 and a half months old now.
After getting the puppy, I really freaked out with stories on internet about Jack Russells killing household cat friends.
It hasn't been an uneventfull story at all. The puppy is a very bossy dog, really stubborn. I had a jack russell years ago and she was a doll. This one started chasing the cat from the very beginning and we have been trying to stop it. Poor Shrek the cat started hiding under the table and other places where he at least got his back covered from a possible sudden attack. The puppy, who turned out to be a bigger jack russell breed, doesn't seem to be biting the cat or anything. If she gets hold of the cat she just licks his ears mad and tries to play. But the chasing part still awakens some of those instincts jack russells have been bred for to kill smaller fluffy animals. I keep reading that this breed is hard to accept a cat as part of the pack and are dangerous to cats regardless so the chasing should be stopped from the very beginning. The cat is giving in and not holding leadership which encourages the puppy further. I think even the slaps the cat gave the dog were just clawless panicky ones.
The cat is trained better than a dog, never gets on sofa, furniture, bedrooms or beds. Though he opens the fridge when he gets hungry
.He has his own cat tree and if he is not there, he normally sleeps on his back with 4 paws up in the air and fully belly exposed. Now this has not happened since we got the puppy, I guess self protective behaviour. Years ago I bought tried several beds for him but he never liked sleeping in one so I binned them. All of a sudden, since we got the puppy Angie, I started finding Shrek the cat into the puppy bed after coming back from walks with the dog. Like all new owners, we also started letting the puppy stay on the sofa with us and Shrek the cat would use the opportunity to sneak into the dog bed instead. So I went ahead and bought a second bed thinking Shrek is finding this particular model bed very comfy. I also read that swapping the cat and dog bed will get them to get used of each other's smell so I have been doing this for a while.
All of a sudden, since Shrek the cat started seeing Angie the dog on the sofa, he got jealous and has been persistent to also go on the sofa. This is after 5 years of him never sleeping and never trying to come on the sofa. Don't get me wrong with the "not allowed on sofa" thing, but this particular cat has a hair issue. I brush him twice a week and his hairs are everywhere, really hard to clean. He is a ball of fluff and I adore him regardless. I love to munch him and pet him but anything he touches gets hair all over, the curtains on the window look like cats themselves as he is there most of the time observing the world outside.
Tonight, the cat arrived on the sofa again. So I just picked up his bed and put it next to me on the sofa so he doesn't get an idea with getting himself all purred up on the cushions. Then an hour later the dog arrived and fell asleep on my other side. In a while I had to get up for something, leaving the two enemies alone on the sofa and of course the dog woke up and went straight for the cat bed on the other side of the sofa. I thought, oh no, Shrek please stand up for yourself and don't let a 5 month old puppy kick you out. This is normally what happens, the cat runs away and the puppy start chasing him. But not to be this time!!! The pupply circled the bed three times, then dropped into the bed next to the cat with his #16##### up the cat face The cat looked like he was lying on nails for a while and I though he'd jump out but he relaxed, curled up and the two are happily asleep together at the moment
I am so happy. It may seem like nothing but I really want them to get on with each other more than just staring from different sides of the room or chasing around and this is a huge progress. Hope it continues.
So the story is.... I am a cat lover, my partner hates cats and is a dog lover. We've had the cat for over 5 years and a couple of months ago we decided on an impulse jack rusell puppy treat. So now we have Shrek the cat and Angie a beatiful Jack Russell Puppy who is about 5 and a half months old now.
After getting the puppy, I really freaked out with stories on internet about Jack Russells killing household cat friends.
It hasn't been an uneventfull story at all. The puppy is a very bossy dog, really stubborn. I had a jack russell years ago and she was a doll. This one started chasing the cat from the very beginning and we have been trying to stop it. Poor Shrek the cat started hiding under the table and other places where he at least got his back covered from a possible sudden attack. The puppy, who turned out to be a bigger jack russell breed, doesn't seem to be biting the cat or anything. If she gets hold of the cat she just licks his ears mad and tries to play. But the chasing part still awakens some of those instincts jack russells have been bred for to kill smaller fluffy animals. I keep reading that this breed is hard to accept a cat as part of the pack and are dangerous to cats regardless so the chasing should be stopped from the very beginning. The cat is giving in and not holding leadership which encourages the puppy further. I think even the slaps the cat gave the dog were just clawless panicky ones.
The cat is trained better than a dog, never gets on sofa, furniture, bedrooms or beds. Though he opens the fridge when he gets hungry
.He has his own cat tree and if he is not there, he normally sleeps on his back with 4 paws up in the air and fully belly exposed. Now this has not happened since we got the puppy, I guess self protective behaviour. Years ago I bought tried several beds for him but he never liked sleeping in one so I binned them. All of a sudden, since we got the puppy Angie, I started finding Shrek the cat into the puppy bed after coming back from walks with the dog. Like all new owners, we also started letting the puppy stay on the sofa with us and Shrek the cat would use the opportunity to sneak into the dog bed instead. So I went ahead and bought a second bed thinking Shrek is finding this particular model bed very comfy. I also read that swapping the cat and dog bed will get them to get used of each other's smell so I have been doing this for a while.All of a sudden, since Shrek the cat started seeing Angie the dog on the sofa, he got jealous and has been persistent to also go on the sofa. This is after 5 years of him never sleeping and never trying to come on the sofa. Don't get me wrong with the "not allowed on sofa" thing, but this particular cat has a hair issue. I brush him twice a week and his hairs are everywhere, really hard to clean. He is a ball of fluff and I adore him regardless. I love to munch him and pet him but anything he touches gets hair all over, the curtains on the window look like cats themselves as he is there most of the time observing the world outside.
Tonight, the cat arrived on the sofa again. So I just picked up his bed and put it next to me on the sofa so he doesn't get an idea with getting himself all purred up on the cushions. Then an hour later the dog arrived and fell asleep on my other side. In a while I had to get up for something, leaving the two enemies alone on the sofa and of course the dog woke up and went straight for the cat bed on the other side of the sofa. I thought, oh no, Shrek please stand up for yourself and don't let a 5 month old puppy kick you out. This is normally what happens, the cat runs away and the puppy start chasing him. But not to be this time!!! The pupply circled the bed three times, then dropped into the bed next to the cat with his #16##### up the cat face
The cat looked like he was lying on nails for a while and I though he'd jump out but he relaxed, curled up and the two are happily asleep together at the moment I am so happy. It may seem like nothing but I really want them to get on with each other more than just staring from different sides of the room or chasing around and this is a huge progress. Hope it continues.
What a terrible loss 
