dogs and cats in UH backyard

Michael from Pinehaven

In a Miro Street, Upper Hutt backyard, three cats all belonging to a next door neighbour, have succumbed on different occasions to a retired racing Greyhound..

The Greyhound also has a Weimarama companion

The cat owners want the UHCC to get involved and want the Greyhound to be muzzled in his own home. You have got to be joking.

It is a sad story to have lost not one but three cats. But just what were these cats thinking by entering a territory guarded by two large fierce-resembling adult dogs.? And did the cat owners not restrict them from being outside their house after dusk as many cats tend to wander and hunt birds etc if unrestrained.

Don't believe that all Greyhounds are placid. Some are inclined to be aggressive towards small animals including dogs and cats. In recent months two Greyhounds at different times have acted aggressively towards my ultra friendly Corgi.

Cats should not be dumb. Though, like some humans and dogs, they can be nutters. My immediate previous Corgi was gentle with any animal and both wary and convivial with cats and many cats in the area I live in, knew this and some would play-up to the point of stalking my Corgi or just staying put when we passed by instead of scooting away. And some even came into our property and felt completely at ease until i or one of my family chased them off.
So generally cats know or can sense the softies from the baddies. An exception is these three cats of Miro Street.