Next weekend we’re getting our 8 week old golden retriever, and our three year old cat has never been around dogs. With the layout of our house, there’s no practical way of doing the whole “let them get used to each other before seeing each other” thing. We won’t be able to hide a puppy from him.
Our cat always greets us at the door. I imagine when he sees the puppy, he’ll run upstairs and hide. The puppy will be indefinitely kept downstairs. Should I try to go and give him some wet food/treats with the puppy’s scent on me? Or just leave him be? He has an automatic feeder downstairs; which he sprints for the second he hears it. Should I leave it there in hopes it would entice him to come down and eat while the puppy’s in the room? Or go ahead and move it upstairs so he eat without having to see the puppy?
Obviously I’d never force an interaction. But what else could I do to ensure positive interactions when they do see eachother?
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