I think that the phrase "eat house cats" is a little harsh. It is true that Siberian Huskies have a reputation of not being being very good with cats, but I have known of, at least, two Huskies that shared a house with a cat without incident. I would say that, as long as you are getting a puppy and not a full-grown dog, you should be able to train the dog to "respect" the cat, and they should be able to live together easily. There are a lot of sites on the Web that can help; Just try searching for "introducing dog into house with cat" in your favorite search engine, and you'll get a good start. I just had to do this recently when my girlfriend (a cat owner) moved in with me (a dog owner). Since both of our pets are already grown, it provided additional challenges over training a puppy. It didn't take long, however, before they were playing together.

Just be careful not to encourage the Siber to rough-play with you - this is how they can end up tearing cats apart - sorry if that sounds awful but my brother had 2 and had to have one put down because of what it did to a neighbours cat - we have a maltese - little ball of fur that loves to play and never runs out of energy and we stopped letting it play with my brother's siber after the cat incident. My brother admits he taught it to play-fight - something he regrets alot now.

There's no truth to that. It totally depends on the individual dog, and the trainign it receives. While husky's may be more inclined to chase , you can train him to get along with cats fine, as long as you start straight from puppy hood. SOme tips: -Make him associate your cats with good things. Eg. rub a blanket or towel on your cats to aquire their scent, then place it near his food dish, and bed. -Introduce him to the cats in a controlled environment. have someone hold a cat and someone hold him, let them sniff, and as long as he's good give him a few treats. Only do this for 2 minute intervals. - Repeat that that process several times a day for 2 weeks, slightly increasing the length of contact. - Always supervise the puppy, until he is totally trustable - Never play " chase " games with your dog, or any other games that encourage aggressive behavior. Eg. tug-of-war

well if its a puppy just introduce it u can have anykind of dog if u have other pets make sure u get a puppy so u can introduce it and it will get used to them cuz while there puppys they play not really want to thinkabout killing anything until it basicly matures into an adult dog so just introduce it to the cats i doubt anything will happen and remember have posative energy around the pup at that time cuz the dog feels if ur scared and can do something bad

I have a husky and he gets on fine with my many cats:) Its actually him i get worried about rather then the cats, he usually ignores the cats or trys to play, but the cats can sometimes gang up on him!! Mel.

We have 4 inside only cats...a Parson's Jack Russel and my personal dog...a GSD/Husky or Shepsky as we call her. Hannah does like to assign different noises and phrases to translate into "Get the cat." Mind you NONE OF THESE NOISES OR PHRASES IS REMOTELY RELATED TO THE WORDS OR IDEA..."Get the Cat." However...evidently they've made a deal, since she NEVER touches the cats in any negative manner. (well harmful lets say) She sometimes WASHES a couple of them. Shasta stands or lays his ground (usually on my desk, or behind my butt on the computer chair) while she LICKS HIS FACE, and his expression is one of..."oh dear GOD, she's licking my face again, sheeeeeeit...ugg DOG GERMS...poof poof...have you smelled your breath lately...do I LOOK LIKE I NEED ANY HELP WASHING MY OWN DANG FACE YOU MORONIC DOG?" Actually it's the same expression Shasta has had when HE eats some bug he's captured! "God this tastes awful, why am I doing THIS!!!?" Sipper, the youngest of the cats, often rubs Hannah's chest and forelegs while purring and making kitty "Buuuuuurrrrrp" noises. And Sadie, the QUEEN of the world, sometimes runs and other times smacks the living crap out of Hannah, according to her MOOD of the MOMENT... Any dog with a high prey drive can hurt a cat. One friend's Dalmatian killed one of hers a few years ago. Getting a puppy and following the steps outlined by Anticoagulant, will likely give you and your animal family both peace of mind and a happy outcome!

My grandpa always had a husky when I was growing up - they were outdoor animals, and we never found the carcasses of our barn cats anywhere! In fact, they had a tendency to play together. :) I'm sure it depends on the invidual dog, though.

No.

If you love your cat, don't introduce a Husky.

I have never heard that .. but I do know that a friend of mine had gotten one and it was too hyper for her. They can be very hyper dogs! So if you want lots of play and love.. they are for you.

No this is not true. My friend has two Siberian huskies. The pair of them are a handful, but beautiful nonetheless. They also have two cats, one of them used to be mine. The dogs are absolutely fine with the cats, totally ignore them, even when the cats are teasing them!

That's non-sense. I had one for many years and we had cats, all they did was play a lot! keep in mind that they are a pack dog and prefer being with other dogs so if their not they can get snappy, dig lots, try to run away, and become hard to train. Exercise the dickens out of them and they will be a much better pet. She did however like to tear apart possums.

I am in a simalar situation. My Huskies got out of their kennel yesterday and killed my cat... she was 13 yrs old. I am just glad that my husband was home before me.

Huskies NO NOT get along with the following: cats chickens mice,hampsters, etc. Don't let that stop you from getting a husky though, they are GREAT!!!!!! As long as you train them not to play rouch they won't bother your cat