Hi again

Sorry, for the never ending questions. I guess we live in dumping grounds or something, but last night we found the sweetest, neglected and abandoned puppy. He is a lab/shepherd mix, maybe 6 months old. I'll find out more when he gets to the vet. Our landlord okayed us to keep him and were over the moon! He will be an outside dog, we're going to build him a dog run or a big kennel.
So my question is will this effect our kitties? I haven't really seen them today although I'm sure they are hiding somewhere. Anything I can do to to keep everybody happy?

Given where you're posting I'm assuming you're talking about outdoor/feral cats.

They'll probably be wary at first, but so long as he's well fenced in they should adapt in time. Be sure to train him that cats are not prey or toys though. The sooner he can learn to iore them the quicker they'll adapt.

Out of interest, is there any reason why you're not having him living inside?

Yes, sorry, all ferals. I have missy and her 4 babies here all the time. And 3 visitors that show up sometimes.
We rent a small (ish) house and he will be s big dog. Our landlord had a no pet policy, but she said if he stays outside he can stay.
We are kind of outdoor animal people anyway. We like ferals and big dogs because they do well outside. We're in California so it's good weather here and my dd and I are always outside during the day anyway.
I'm allergic to cats so I'll never be able to have more than a feral cat anyway[emoji]128532[/emoji]

Ok, I get it now. Just make sure the dog run is secure, and situate it as far away from the cats as possible. Don't neglect the training either! I have 2 big dogs alongside my cats. It can be done!

Oh good! Thank you! Kitties came back last night, just in time for dinner, thank goodness. He is interested in them, he watched them eat. Lol but he's much more interested in pleasing us. He acts abused, totally afraid of my husband, and very attached to me already. He will be easy to train I think.

Poor guy. My greyhound had been abused, and it took him a long time to get over his fear of men and people with sticks   He got there eventually though. I strongly recommend clicker training. It really is the quickest way to teach a dog what's required of them. Classes would be a good idea, and they'll help with socialisation too. A great book on training (that's also a lot of fun) is 101 Dog Tricks by Kyra Sundance. There are a lot of fun (and sometimes complex) tricks in there, but there's a really clear explanation of the basics too.

Get your husband to be the one to feed him, possibly even working towards a little hand feeding. that will be one of the quickest way for the poor boy to get over his fear. It worked for my boy.

Ooh that's a good idea! I'll have him give him his dinner tonight. He's not terrified of him, he can hold him and he's ok. It's just that he follows our 2 yr old around all day and loves her! He freaks out if he can't see me, we even had to put his kennel next to the bad last night[emoji]128513[/emoji]. But he's very weary of dh. I know it makes him sad too, because he found him and has wanted a puppy so bad for years! I'm going to look for that book and learn about clicker training too. Thanks!!