I am with the two above, and with my father having kept many of littermates, I have seen it. It is the same with kitties, too. They bond to each other more than the hoomans.

As to the introductions, I strongly encourage that ALL visits be supervised, for weeks. Now, alot depends on the breed, take for example, Binx. The only threat he poses is drowning by drooling. Binx was 5 months when he came to live with me and the furry states. He was naturally curious, but, absolutely exhibited no aggression. However, even his natural curiousity earns him a very loud, very fierce, "No Cats!". I don't put up with him doing anything but walking past them, or nearly sniffing them. To me, the cats need the security way more than he needs the sniff. When we walk, and he wants to 'greet a cat' he again gets the very loud No Cats!, followed by a bad boy or two.

The cats have a protective device around their food/water, which is still on the floor in the kitchen, about 4 feet from Binx's. Binx does not get up in the bed, that is the cat's domain.

After 5 months, I trust Binx around the cats, but, I have heard him corner them, and bark at them, and he gets in trouble for that. They walk past one another, and sit on the floor within 5 feet of one another, and I expect things to still get better. At first, my cats spent lots and lots of time in the basement, where Binx couldn't get to, but, that has completely changed.

For whatever reason, my cats do not disicpline Binx. Someone asked me once if I had told them they could, and I haven't. I need to, but, don't know if the cats will do it. I think they sense that Binx is 'different'.

My sister has a rottie, a shepard mix, and a catahoula/spottie mix(?), and three cats. The rottie and the shephard both groom one of the cats, and will sleep with two of them. The little 'houla, as we call her, is just still to puppy-ish for ANYONE to stand, he he he.

Miss Meow, you tell your 'friend' I said, "good luck, and keep us posted, through you, of course"....

p.s.- make sure the puppy doesn't clash with the pink kitchen