Do’s and don’t with your cat and dog

welcome to doo doos and don't don'ts where we show you how to be the best pet parent you can be so you don't have to experience moments like this don't be so surprised when you're the one who decided to play russian roulette with your face today we're going over how to train your dog and cat to become best friends so that you can show off how cute they are together make us all hate you with jealousy and win all the internet points you are ready and only ready to train your dog and cat to become best friends if you a have a dog and cat that don't always see eye to eye let me guess the dog's name is jack and the cat's name is rose hashtag room enough for them b fantasize about living in a real-life pixar movie .it's real life ratatouille i die and c need to focus all of your energy on fixing their relationship because god knows you don't know how to fix your own ah the love jacket rumor has it that's how beyonce and jay-z keep things going all right now that's all settled let's learn how to train your dog and cat to be best friends do encourage playing but know when to step in as the ref and call a foul now that is some seriously well deserved side eye do have them enjoy meals and treats close together associating yummy food with each other will promote positive feelings between them don't favor one pet in front of the other make sure your pets know they are equally loved even though we all know they aren't that cat's gonna kill you in your sleep tonight and you deserve it do introduce them to a common enemy

as the saying goes the enemy of my enemy is my vet don't ever let your dog do this or this and definitely not this unless your dog has a death wish do be sure to capture every adorable moment between them and share with the rest of us so that we can all be inspired to get along come on humans if cats and dogs can do it we can do it right right the world could really use one giant love jacket right about now all right that's it for this week's doo-doos and don't don'ts be sure to tag a friend in the comments and tune in next week for how to get your cat to stop watching you poop spoiler alert you can't so you're gonna want to get one of these babies okay i can still feel him watching me i can still feel itone of the saddest and most frustrating things i've ever had to deal with in all of my years of working with humans and animals is when relationships end because of bad information hearsay superstition someone told me that this is the way it works and that's why things have to end stop the presses i'm here to separate the fact from the fiction let's get cadified hey beautiful people this is jackson and yeah it frustrates me to death to know that relationships have ended because somebody told you that cats and dogs can't get along why because they saw it in a cartoon and that's why today i want to talk about harmony between cats and dogs it's doable and it all comes down to three things education preparation dedication let's listen to the cat daddy so the first thing i want to talk about again we're going to talk about catification if you give your cats places up in the air to get to out of the reach of dogs you're going to have a much happier cat they'll be allowed to survey their domain from a safe place okay that's a dog could be kind of mean looking but from this angle i got the control building a cat's super highway so that your cat can get up get around and get out especially in a very major social space like the living room is really key if you're going to have cats co-exist with dogs having cats compete for floor space come on now you use the advantage of the fact that the cat is the only being in your house who's not terrestrial who's not limited to the ground use it build for it build it up and your cats will thank you from now until the end of time so cadification is a big thing the second thing is when you're bringing in another species into the house when you've got a cat you're bringing in a dog you're bringing a dog into a world with a cat do your due diligence preparation is key so for instance if you're gonna bring in a cat to your home with a dog your dog has to be trained you have to be able to confidently say that your dog can do a down stay and then when a cow walks through the room they keep that down stay if you have no confidence in that and you know in your heart of hearts as much as you love your dog that when a cat walks across that room your dog is off to the races then think twice that's all i got to say don't bring home the cat yet get your dog trained make sure you're going to classes make sure that you've got control over the situation because it's not fair to the dog or the cat to set up a toxic relationship from day one and based on the fact that you have no control over your dog so remember that now if it's the other way around and you're bringing a dog into a house with a cat number one has your cat had any access to dogs in the past are they gonna be completely freaked out you're gonna set up a base camp for your dog the same way you would for your cat and you're gonna give them access to that space in a very controlled way when you adopt a dog and bring them into your home even though you've gotten glowing reviews from the staff at the shelter even though we know that that dog has been around other cats before trust and then verify trust and verify trust and verify you can trust what other people say but you've got to verify it in your own home so when you first bring that dog in yeah they go to a base camp you slowly introduce the dog to the cat with the same method as i a few videos ago taught you about introducing cat to cat and then keep them on a leash keep them on a leash every time they're in the same room with a cat worst thing that happens is that they start to run you put your foot on the leash you stop them in that moment you can offer a correction and then move forward the theme that you're going to hear over and over again here is the idea that you've got one chance to make a first impression don't blow it don't just let them at each other don't trust that the two animals are going to be totally cool with one another make sure they prove it and they earn it before you do it now i've now made a couple of videos on introducing cat to cat gonna put a little link here you can find it for yourself but the really important thing is here that you can do the same thing with dogs introduce dogs to cats the big adjustment that you make there is that dogs have different motivations than cats dogs have a higher prey drive where cats are a little more defensive by nature dogs also and this is on the plus side are much more into pleasing you than cats are so you can offer them the kind of distractions that you might not be able to offer a cat but it's really important to introduce these guys through scent first and then visuals especially if the cat's never met a dog and the dog's never met a cat before don't assume that they're going to be able to see that new being and go oh i know who you are what's the problem and then just go for it the slow and steady introduction will always win the race don't forget this chance that you have to make a first impression it goes on for the rest of these animals lives which i hope would be a nice long life and these guys can be friends they can be friends almost immediately or it might take them a while to get to know each other and make sure as you're shepherding them through this process that you are creating the best chance for a positive outcome that you are making sure that all the processes that you put in line maximize their safety but also challenge them at the same time so anyway this is what it is to be harmonious in your house with multi-species it's just about preparation it's about not letting free-for-alls happen and if you do those things and then manage your expectations afterwards meaning that your head doesn't say well i'm not happy unless my dog is cleaning my cat's head and that's my definition of happiness let go of that and all will be well okay that's what harmony is all about harmony is letting the animals decide what is happiness happiness is safety happiness is knowing the outcome of every interaction in the cat and dog world it means that we can be together in the same room feel safe know that we're not gonna get into it with the other one that's where it all begins so i hope it begins there for you i hope that you lead a bipetual lifestyle that you bring in dogs and cats into your world don't settle for i'm a cat person i'm a dog person you can do it with the techniques i've given you here the techniques that you'll find in my books like this one right here this right here is the nifty audio book so get a hold of this one while you can and uh just know that all of these techniques can be found right here link below get yourself a book all right folks i will see you very soon mr cat daddy signing off from the cat cave all light and all love and all mojo to you bye guys meow