"Phyllis Stone" wrote in message
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we have a little dachshund who was rescued and near death. We have had him
about 6 yrs. and love him dearly. Recently a cat has 'adopted' us. This is
a sweet female yellow tabby. She is very afraid of Zip (the dog). with
good reason. He hates her and cry-barks everytime he sees her. I would
like this cat to be welcome in our home as I think she needs us. Is there
a way or a trick or something I can do to make them at least tolerate each
other? I pet her outside and come in and pet him so he can have her scent
on him. So far I am making no progress. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Lock the together in a room where neither can jump off the floor. They will
establish their own dominance. For three dogs I have had, all they had to
do was catch the cat, and they were cured of their dominance issues. After
that, they coexisted peaceably. If you do not want to do the small room
thing, just let them have at each other, and the doxie will probably learn
to leave the cat alone.

What I'd do, any way.