Dog suddenly aggressive towards one of my cats.

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    Dog suddenly aggressive towards one of my cats.

    I have a 3 year old Miniature Border Collie that we adopted last year around November. We also have 4 cats and they got along really well! Suddenly though, she has become aggressive towards only one of my cats. Before they would always play together but today she snarled and lunged at the cat and throughout the day has continued to growl at him and won't even look at him. She isn't fixed yet, could that be the problem? I'm scared and any comments on the matter would be much appreciated, thank you!
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    Hi,

    I would get her fixed for sure, that could be part of it but it can avoid health issues in the future as well. How much exercise and training does the dog get? I would start working with the dog and the cat together, first tire out the dog a bit a good walk and some play, then put a leash on the dog and and have the car around and when the dog ignores the cat tons of praise, if the dog even looks funny at the cat, redirect with a correction sound or a slight tug on the leash. Practice this for a while and over time things should settle down. Please keep me posted.