I would reward the dog (with treats) for being calm around the cat. And when you're not training him I would suggest you put a leash on the dog. (If the cat and the dog are in the same room). Your dog get's a BIG kick our out of chasing the cat and therefore you should never let him get away with it - you have to break the bad habbit as soon as possible.
Does the cat have some places where the dog can't reach it? (On the top of a cupboard, some shelfs at the wall, a large cat three.?). And maybe a children saftety door gate is an idea?
This is how you can train it. (If you ever want to see them snuggle together (and like eachother) the dog must respect the cat and the only way is to train him. The sooner the better..)
http://helpwithpettraining.com/train...around-cat.php
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because of fear that Sonny will attack. We tried the tactic of letting them work it out for themselves, but Nico lets him Sonny get away with a lot and then will let out a cry. Letting them work it out has worked to an extent because they will wrestle around during the day and I can see them both kind of testing boundaries and learning how far they can go. HOWEVER when Sonny is going through his crazy time of the day he gets too rough and I am scared of letting them go and Nico getting really upset or scared and scratching Sonny's eye. Do people who have had similar experience suggest I let them work it out on their own or should I separate them (we have been putting Nico in our bedroom, but that makes me sad because Nico is a very social cat) or put Sonny on a time out or spray Sonny's mouth with Tabasco or Bianca..... I'm just stumped... ANy help is appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Reptigirl
We have a good sized back yard, so we try to run him around as much as possible. He doesn't love fetch and kind of picks and chooses when he runs after the ball/toy, but we have been playing a game our trainer called relay, which is where my husband and I each have treats (we just use one piece of kibble at a time, so that he isn't getting too much food) and we stand on opposite ends of the yard and practice with his name and saying "here". This game is great because it works on a command AND burns that crazy puppy energy. He will run back and forth across the long yard for as long as we reward him with a piece of kibble.We are counting the days until we can take him on walks. He has one more week until he has his last set of vaccines and then I believe we have to wait another 3 days, but I am really hoping that taking him for a couple of walks a day will help with him not terrorizing Nico. 
Sonny is currently 15 weeks old and we brought him home at 9 weeks, so we have had him for about 6 weeks. I love your story that Jack and Penny are now best friends, this is exactly what I am hoping for. I keep secretly hoping that as he gets a little older he will calm down and not be as prone to attack his big kitty brother. The funny thing is Nico is a 16 pound cat , so he was significantly bigger than the 6.8 pound Sonny that we brought home. Sonny is now 11 pounds and still growing, so I am sure he will pass Nico up soon, but it was just funny when he was a wee little thing attacking this giant kitty! We definitely always have our eye on them right now, but I love the idea of them being able to hang out together when they are older when we are not here. I guess time shall tell if that will ever happen. Thank you again for your response, it truly made me feel that there is hope!
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