I have both dogs and cats, and while they are not great friends, they do get along, to a certain degree. Rocky is afraid of the cats, and prefers to avoid them. Bandit is civil, but as he gets older he demands his own personal space and growls if anyone gets to close to him. Gandy is the best, very friendly and never growls at the cats.

I don't put up with any growling from the dogs towards the cats (except Bandit, he's old and growling is his only defense), I have learned the damage one little dog bite can cause a cat. Abby has a bad habit of getting into the middle of dog fights, she got a small puncture bite, and despite immediate vet care it abscessed badly.

Most of the time the dogs ignore the cats, they will sit close together and be comfortable with each other, but they don't sleep together or cuddle up.