What is the best way to introduce my cat to a new dog?
Introducing Dogs & Cats Much of this is based upon my father’s experiences with field dogs for over 40 years and my own personal experiences with my four current GSDs, six cats and five parrots. He relied on a dog’s normal pack instinct and instinct to possess. It nearly always worked. And he didn’t lose a cat or hurt one of his dogs in the process. The dogs weren’t cowered into accepting the cats, but given the opportunity to recognize individuals as part of their environment rather than prey by taking advantage of natural pack and possessive behaviors. And he was working with Field and Cocker Spaniels whose intelligence, trainability, and instinct to possess is not nearly that of a German Shepherd Dog (to put it mildly). Being a cat owner and lover, when someone asks me if one of our dogs likes cats, my first thought is, “yes, for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a midnight snack”. Even dogs who have lived in a home with cats are unpredictable in a new home setting for several reasons: c
