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If you just brought him home, it could be nerves! Your pup is entering into a whole new world with new people, smells, rules, etc. He’s probably just overwhelmed. If a puppy is hungry(absent a medical issue), he will eat! You could also mix in safe foods like a little mashed sweet potato or rice
Has this resolved? Curious.
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If the puppy did try to chase or paw at the bunny, he would get a firm correction, because he now knows what I expect. I have also showed him through my actions that the bunny is precious to me and he is not to be messed with 🙂
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Not sure if the situation is analogous or this helps but I have a 3.5 year old bunny (who sounds kinda similar to your cat) & a hunting dog breed pup! (Basset hound). It’s going well so far so here’s what I did
I made sure the pup respected me and had some basic obedience before I brought the bunny back home. Showed the pup the bunny’s area and taught him to stay out. Started them in separate rooms. After a couple days, bun was curious and wanted to come out. Pup saw the bunny hopping around freely (puppy always crated or in playpen, bunny has a hutch but free hops). When puppy barked or chased bunny from inside his gate, he got corrected/ redirected. Conversely, Gave him high value trears for lying down next to the bunny calmly. I also fed them
Next to each other (but separately) a lot. Bunny always eats and gets pet first!
Now they’re used to each other and even if the bunny runs, the pup hardly notices. He’s super gentle, never uses teeth, and only really barks when he’s jealous!