Dogs and cats in same home?

[FurkidsMom]

I've had cats all my life (at least two and at times 3). I got my first dog 4 years ago. She's a border collie mix and had been around cats. However, she still barks and will chase a cat up the street if she sees it yet pays no attention whatever to the ones living w/her. She seems to know they are part of the deal and just ignores them. My cats took about a week to settle w/it but never hissed or clawed Mickey. They did stay up on their perches a bit more but after about a week, they pretty much ignored her as well. That's my experience anyway.

[kokopup]

I have one dog Koko, a Lab/Golden mix, that is 100 pounds of sweetness and her best friend is Rascal a smallish TUX. They are always together and to watch them play you would think that Rascal would be badly injured. They wrestle and play almost endlessly and neither has ever been hurt. You can see pictures of them together in their album in my profile. They were both grown when Rascal came to our house as a rescue and they were friends from day one.

[mruffruff]

I have 2 dogs and 12 cats. The dogs were here first. One is Chow/Belgian Shepherd mix about 50 pounds and the other is a 22 pound Polish sheep dog. The cats were all strays, mostly feral. The cats have their own room with a gate to keep the dogs out but let the cats roam.

I only had to discipline the dogs a couple of times. The water bottle worked. The cats always had a way to escape so they felt secure. Now they all get along just fine---mostly ignoring each other. Even the ferals aren't afraid of the dogs. But it took a couple of years to get to this point.

[happylabs]

I have one dog, Casey, who is 13. She was about 6 or 7 years old when I got my first cat and she was a major cat hater (at least I thought she was) until I got Kit-Kat. I was concerned about what Casey would do to Kit Kat so I kept them separated for about a week. Casey got into the room by accident where I had Kit Kat and all she really wanted to do was sniff her. After that they were best of buddies. I have had 2 litters of kittens in my home since then and also now have a total of 4 cats. They all get along and the cats love the dog. Three of the cats I now have will lay with the dog in my bed or on the couch or one of the pet beds. The cats will come up to Casey and rub their head into her. Buddy will walk alongside Casey rubbing his head all along her body, turn around and come back rubbing on her. They also talk to each other. I know this because Buddy will come in, meow at Casey and she will get off of the couch and bark at me!