Neighbors have a pit.
It's a mean dog but our cat walks right through the wrot iron and right by the dog and drinks her water.
The trick is to introduce all the neighborhood animals to each other.
Then, they will usually stick up for each other.
Especially when the Coyotes stroll in.
Hahaha. Remember those little yellow "warning" signs that people would hang on there windows that said "Caution - Baby on Board"? Buddy of mine had one that read: "Missing Your Cat? Check under My Tires" lol...