Introducing dog to cats

What breed of dog are we talking about? 

ORIGINAL: spiritdogs

What breed of dog are we talking about? 

 
its a terrier, something like the wired fox terrier.

Generally, if I have to move the cat around, I pick her up and set her somewhere else. Otherwise, she's better on her own four paws.

My dog grew up with a cat and a Jack Russel Terrier. I had an old cat when we got the dog from a friend.  Old cat passed away got a new kitten this year. I introduced them at a friend's house, neutral territory. Shadow wanted to play, wihch is a good sign. Normally, his dominant breed sees small animals as lunch. The only thing that upsets their balance is resource guarding. But I use it to get obedience.






This last pic is the day we brought her home, same day that Shadow got meet her. She still has grease marks from sleeping under an old Chrysler New Yorker.

Cats have ways of teaching dogs to leave them alone.  If you don't think the dog would actually hurt the cat, I would let nature take it's course.

Terriers are sort of hardwired to chase things that run away from them.
 
I have two cats in addition to my dogs and it isn't the multi-species summer of love that Ron has going on, but in general peace does reign. I always let the animals work it out for themselves while ensuring that the cats always have a safe dog-free location to retreat to at all times. The basement is cats-only, with the door blocked off enough to let a cat through but not a dog. Their food and litter box is down there and the more skittish of my two cats has a bed down there. Sometimes the dogs chase a cat, but the cats know to retreat to the basement.
 
The cat that gets along best with the dogs is the one who does not run away. He's a brave little toaster and a former alley cat so he just marches right up to the dogs and rubs on them. The dogs think this is the best thing ever. My other cat is more peevish about them and she will run away from them, which of course entices them to chase, which in turn reinforces her belief that the dogs are dangerous. But she's an old gal and sleeps most of the day in her comfy basement bed. The dogs are confined when we're out of the house, so she has the run of the place most of the day. I'm pretty much happy with the way things are. Any attempt on my part to force the situation would just end badly.  When one of the dogs has needed to be taught a lesson by one of the cats, they have done so quite forcefully. Claws have been embedded in noses. Lessons have been learned.

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Cats have ways of teaching dogs to leave them alone.  If you don't think the dog would actually hurt the cat, I would let nature take it's course.

Ditto however cats can do a lot of damage to a dog. My friend's dog is recovering from a punctured eyeball so you have to be careful. You also have a terrier and they love to cahse things smaller then them. For expample Rory is ok with a cat in the room but if it takes off running she turns into stealth mode and instinct kicks in.
A great way for the dog to realize the cat has the rule of the house is put the puppy in a crate and let the cats wander around freely for about 30 minutes. Always have a place that the cats can escape to as well

To introduce my resident cat to my new puppy, I put up a baby gate between two rooms and fed them each treats through the openings. I gave them each one of the other's items so they got used to each other's scent. This went on for about two weeks. Eventually I put a leash on my dog and let her wander around in the same room as my cat. She was curious, he (the cat) batted her on the head and hissed and that was it. I make sure my cat has plenty of escape routes and out of reach rest spots, but aside from that they've had to work out their relationship on their own. The cat makes a big show of protecting himself, but I've noticed that he doesn't even extend his claws to swipe at her, and recently they've started playing chase games with each other. The pecking order was established early and very clearly: the cat gets his way. I felt this was not only the inevitable outcome, but it's also a safer arrangement.

but the cats know to retreat to the basement

 
Jade will start most of the chasing with a hit and run tap on Shadow but she has getaways. When we had her spayed, we kept her in one room until I knew she had getaway speed.
 
Other than that, things are groovy.[sm=peace.gif]

Trixie's claws came in handy when Roxie pressed her luck.  It still happens sometimes, but it's a pretty docile environment here.

So since the cats my brother is  having are still in kitten stage, I can actually try put them on the ground n let them sort out themselves despite the hissing n showing of claws? of coures to sperate them should things gets worse...
 
Actually I am worry that the dog would being scratch, and yes, right to the eye...

Sometimes, dogs learn not to pester kitty after a nick. Occasionally, kittens learn to leave doggy alone when doggy has the their whole body in his jaws. It depends on the getaway speed of your kittens. From your description, these are not small kittens but closer to a year old, in which case, they have getaway speed. Now, we also train Shadow. And he will recall and off. About half the time we let him chase because she is really asking for it. Other times, we call him off. But, most of the time, they are getting along quite nicely. It just either happens or it doesn't.

Our cats have learned to tolerate the dogs. Cletus, the younger cat has even figured out that he can kick all 50 pounds of dog off my lap - even without his claws. The dogs can resist temptation when the cats are on furniture or sitting still, but if a cat runs it's "game on!"