Wow, Boo! 
Yur doing purdy gud - bein THAT klowze to da Dawggie so soon!
Dad dun this when I furst arrived into Boots, da Kat's domaine...
I, bein da Dawggie NewKummer - hadda wear a LEASH onna neckbelt - either wrapped round Dad's wrist, his belt, or tied to a sturdy tabul leg. DAT gave da Kat a "safe-zone" - soon as he figgered out how far da Leash went!
I wuz *nebber* 'loud ta shout, Grrr, or
*Chaze* da Kat!
(Gotz a *butt-smak* wiffa newzypapur or da fly swattur iffin I tried bein *nasty* atta Kat.)
An Dad did a lotta Holdin da Kat - wiff me bein loud ta *sniff* reel gentle-like - till we got ta knowe each udder. And he did a lotta luvin to both of us - atta same time.
An like Miz Johanna sed - da Kat stuff - krunchiez, wadder, anna sand box - all are *off-limitz* inna hooman baffroom. NO Dawgz loud in der whenna Kat wuntz ta *skratch* an powdur hiz noze inna box!!
Smoke got da same treatment when he moved in wiff us - Leashy onna neck-belt tied ta sumpin... till da Kat started ta *trust* him not ta be too ruff.
Kat's reel *mild*
now-a-daze ~ wandurz all ober da howze wiffout a wurrie inna wurld - we all three *rassel* an *ruff-howze* wiffout Dad havin ta holler hardly at all.
Lil bit different in yur New Howze - Wylie da Dawg wuz der furst - be he'z gotta learn da Kat lives there, too - now. 
Prolly otta keep em apart when no hoominz are around ta be referee fur a few weekz - but dey gotta learn ta get along. Try not to let one get to *bossy* or *nasty* towards da udder one!
/s/ Cinder, Smokey & Heidi
R.I.P. ~ Boots, Bowser, Sherman, & Snoopy
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