make sure the cat has many options to escape the dog/puppy. Also, they make sure the litter box and cat food is not where the dog/puppy can get to it. Dogs & puppies tend to think both are sources of yummy stuff (ew).
Supervise their interactions, and I would recommend crate training for the puppy. I always recommend that anyway. ;)
We have a 7 year old cat, which "adopted" us. We joke she came with our house. She showed up in our house when we were building as a 3-4 month kitten. We decided to feed.... Well now we are looking... more
people I know with cats & dogs — Jan,Mon Apr 30 00:42
Cats and dogs usually work it out. You may want to look for a breeder that has cats that interact with their puppies. Our cats love to play with our pups from birth until they leave us. When the pups ... more
Thanks, I'll check that out and see if the breeder I'm looking at does that. But our cat has her claws and does tolerate young kids very well and other dogs that she has been exposed to.