Harley is just beautiful! Eagerly awaiting Reece's photographic debut! I recently began introduction of an 8 month old kitten into my home consisting of two LARGE dogs, a guinea pig and one senior kitty who suffers from asthma. I was so fearful of the senior cat's reaction and didn't want to unduly stress him. I knew my lab would be OK with it. But my other dog is a real squirrel chaser, and boy, does the new kitten Oliver look like a squirrel. I did what Carrie suggested. Integration was slow and very supervised. When I did allow Oliver to roam freely within a confined area with the dogs, I kept my Cody on a lead, and corrected and praised her for each time she ignored the kitten. Now Cody goes out of her way to avoid the kitten and walks around him or just ignores him. It is a very stressful time. I have to agree with Carrie that you shouldn't leave them together unsupervised at this point. Whenever I leave the room, or house, Oliver is put in another room with the door closed, and it's been a few weeks now. In time, I hope that all your kids will be happy and safe together. I can't imagine giving any one of them up either! Sounds like doggie play group is a good thing! Anything that would make my guys konk out like that at night is for me! Seriously, it sounds like a great way to allow Harlely to vent and work off some of that energy! Sorry about the head banger! ***OUCH*** Things have to get better from here! LOL


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