Yes. Don't allow it near your newborn child (seriously) it's a territory thing, if the dog thinks that the affection you show it is at risk, it will eliminate the object of your affection

Nope, I'm sorry about your cat, but dogs and cats just don't get on, it says nothing about the dogs behaviour toward humans.

I don't know for sure, but I had a dog that used to kill other animals that came in to our backyard all the time. I couldn't stop him from doing it. Anyway, he never once even came close to attacking a human being. And he always used to play with the little kids across the street from me. He was actually extra gentle around little kids.

your dogs will kill again

Dogs lack the ability to communicate in subtler nuances like we do, so their way is not so subtle. Aggression is one of the primary responses ingrained in a dog as it is inherent to his survival. He was being a dog. I am very sorry to hear about your kitty. It IS devastating to lose a beloved pet. You may want to research how to desensitize your dog to other animals, though. He's not a killer. He just needs your guidance in polite behavior neccessary in living in his human world.

i think every dog as the tendance to kill sorry for your cat :(

Dogs may be friendly to you but see anyone or anything else as a threat. I had a fox terrier once that attacked several people, so I finally had to take him to the shelter because of liability. And , please, as long as you have the dogs, don't get any more pets.

I have a 16 month old son. I've never let them around him much. Only if I'm right there. I never trusted them around him before... Only because they're animals and you never know what any animal will do. Now I definitely won't. I know they're just dogs and it's their instict. I'm just really having a hard time forgiving them. I hadn't had time to be really attached to the cat, but the way it happened was horrible. I walked in on it happening and keep seeing it in my head. It's awful.

Don't forget that dogs and cats are natural enemies. Basically, in order for your dogs and cats to live together, the cat needed to be introduced long ago when the dogs were much younger. If raised together it works fine, if you introduce what the dogs consider a threat, and if they are the protective type of canine, then the cat becomes a threat when introduced suddenly. Not all dogs are that aggresive though, some are very tame and tolerable, so it may be the breed of dogs you have. I don't think the cat being removed from the dog's territory as it were, means they are a danger to your family, if they were, you would know by now.

What a horrible way to die!I would watch them around children and of course never let any other animals around them.Sometimes dogs can "pack up" and will take their cues from their leader.Sorry about your cat.

Dogs are social animals, and they've been bred over the millenia to be able to recognize humans, as well as other dogs, as part of their "packs". Dogs will form quick, strong bonds of loyalty with humans and other dogs, although new dogs introduced into a household can sometimes bring tension as the existing dog(s) struggle with whether or not this new dog is going to be part of the pack, or is an interloper. Dogs are generally not going to consider other animals, like cats, mice, gerbils, etc., as pack members - they're potential prey at worst, threats to be killed at best. Only if there has been a cat or cats around since a dog was a puppy (so they get used to them) will that dog be able to tolerate cats, generally. This says very little about how your dogs will be towards humans, especially towards members of your household. You've had them for years, and their behaviour never indicated once to you that they had the capacity for violence. That is a very strong indication that they will never harm humans, unless, of course, humans are aggressively violent to them, and then even maybe not. As far as your cat, I'm sorry for it, and for you. However, you don't know what provoked this violent response from your dogs. How did they react when you first brought the cat home? Some dogs will be extremely curious, and want to play with the new creature, while others will be aggressive immediately. It is always possible that the cat "started it", in a way. If one or both dogs approached the cat, to sniff it, out of curiosity, or to poke it, wanting to play, and the cat hissed at scratched or bit one of them, or displayed aggression, then the dogs might have been prompted to violence. And since dogs are generally stronger and larger, and it was two against one, the cat may have started the fight, but the dogs finished it. Then again, the dogs may just be cat-killers. But that's unlikely, since the cat was obviously okay for a month. We'll probably never know.

I am sorry for your loss. I have no doubt it was a very tramatic thing to go through. It seem to have been the weekend for it. My dogs killed my cat, who I have loved for over 8 years. I am so tore up about it. I have been doing research. From what I have discovered, the dogs were acting on their predator/ prey instinct. Since, my dogs are small they are not likely to attack an adult but a young child could be in danger. Children look and act more like prey to dogs than adults do. Although not likely, large dogs could consider some adults as prey. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=1044&S=1

I'll be honest and hope nobody thinks bad of this. I have 6 dogs and 4 cats. My dogs are great with my cats and cats are great with them. However my six dogs for some reason like to pack and every time i got a new pup or kitten ( that is one having a litter ) they would gain up the poor thing it was horrible. I finally got to the root of it. My oldest 4lb dog was the pack leader. She never turned on her own pups but would get my 50lb dog to turn on hers. Even kittens if i left her alone. Shes with a single pet family now and doing good. Never once tried to turn on me or them. I beleive that in some cases a dog feels threatened of another pet. I loved that dog but i knew what was for the best.