I don’t understand why so many breeder websites call Catahoula dogs aggressive. I have two and they’re the sweetest, cuddliest babies. I had two surgeries over the summer and they both went into full nurse mode. So gentle (they usually try to sit in my lap but when I was recovering they didn’t even try) gently nosing me, followed me everywhere and would refuse to go to their beds and sleep on the floor beside me.
My Mina Bug is especially so gentle with the cats. She likes to cuddle into their tummies while the cats lick and groom her head.
They really are just big babies. If something scares them they’ll hide behind me, like a short goth with a cane can protect the house better than two hunting dogs.
Basil unfortunately has a dog type coat that doesn't get significantly thicker and longer in the winter like his coyote parent's would. He's been shivering after being put outside for 10 minutes to potty in the mornings, and asks to sleep under the covers with me at night now 🙈 I'm shopping around for a nice cozy winter jacket for him currently to help LOL