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"Shelly" wrote:

And make
sure that the dog is cat safe and trained *first*. If one of the two is
under control and obviously not a threat, it makes the job easier.

Ditto. A trained dog means that the cat is the only one needing work.
A dog who can leave the cat alone means a much swifter acclimation for
the cat.

I haven't brought a new cat into my home for almost 7 years. I brought
Skipjack home at about 12 weeks old, from the shelter. I put his
carrier on the floor and let everyone sniff. Then I brought it into the
laundry/cat room and opened it. The doorway had a gate that cats could
walk through, but dogs couldn't. Carey, 8+ at the time, immediately
came into the room and sniffed out this new little critter, and was
thrilled to see him. Skip approached the gate, as did Lucy and
Franklin, and there was no really big deal. The late afternoon and
evening progressed and Skip eventually climbed over a gate into the
office, and sat on the back of the loveseat where the 2 dogs were
napping. He growled the entire time. The dogs ignored him. By 10
p.m., he was asleep in a dog bed with Lucy.

The dogs make all the difference with many cats.

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Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com