I agree with Cindy. Let the puppy chase the cat & let the cat defend itself. Obviously (or not) break it up if one is seriously kicking the snot out of the other. The puppy will learn not to chase cats much, much more effectively from the cat than the owner. Now if the puppy owner is one of these rainbow & unicorn type people who believes animals interact like they do in Disney movies... well... prepare yourself for more phone calls. ;-) Diane I would tell her to let the puppy chase the cat and if it gets too rough just say "leave it" and break them up.....at 12 weeks a little harmless mauling won't do any damage.... ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================