My previous FurKid was a 50/50 Shepherd/Husky stray that adopted me when she was about 9 months old. She was exposed to people from day one and learned that everybody was a buddy. Her only problem was she showed fear of *large* men by barking and backing away. After a big person was introduced, she fell in love with most of them.
Cats were a little different. Shadow would chase any that were wandering around loose. She never caught any, but I'm sure that a few of her targets scratched off one of their 9 lives after she gave them a run. The amazing thing about cats was that "Boots", a tiny kitten, crawled through the torn screen door and decided to adopted us one summer evening.
Shadow was less than pleased that first night, but quickly realized that Boots was being welcomed by the Two-legger and that she had better get used to it. They became the best of friends and could spend hours alone in the house without incident.
Kids? Shadow thought they were created as dog toys. Her only problem with kids was learning not to push over the little ones.
Advice? Bring her up as a member of the family, with early training and social skills. She should fit right in!
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