Introducong kitten to dog

I'm bringing home a 10 week old kitten tomorrow morning. I"ve been reading all I can find on the topic. But i wanted your advice as well.

I have a 130 pound 2 year old yellow lab dog.He's well trained and smart and lustens well. He's not well socialized to other animals though. Every attempt to get him around other dogs hasnt worked very well. He's just got a nervous temperament. He's okay with people though. A bit too boisterous in his greetings. Ignores squirrels. And has shown that he could care less about the occasional stray cat.

My plan is to keep the kitten cloistered in my oldest son's room for a bit. And i have a small pet crate. I planned on leashing the dog on the gentle leader, and having him go through a sit-down-stay routine on the threshold with kitten safe in crate.

Praise and treat. Gradually get closer until he is calmly near the crate. Any negative reaction and i immediately say no firmly and turn him around and out the door and repeat sit-down-stay.

I plan on doing this for as long as it takes through the next days while letting the kitten have free range in the room with door shut. Eventually have dog on leash but kitten free with an extra person near kitten ready to scoop it up.

Eventually try the crate in the main family room. Slow integration.

Does this seem okay. I will

Step ONE is to make sure your dog knows and obeys the very basic commands of SIT, STAY, DOWN and LEAVE IT.  You said he is well trained, but if he will not recognize you as leader of his pack and obey those few commands without hesitation, your kitten may not be safe with him, and certainly other dogs are not, which must make it hard to walk him.

I like the idea of keeping the kitten safe in a room that is "his" and has his litter and food and bed or a bedding place to sleep in.  The dog should never be allowed in there.  If the kitten has grown up with dogs, it will automatically trust the dog.  If it has not, it will be afraid of the dog and startled by the barking in other parts of the house.  After awhile it will get used to it, but in the beginning the kitten needs to learn that this is his own safe room and no dog will come in there.  You should probably invest in an inexpensive baby gate also, because when you start doing introductions, the kitten should not be trapped in a crate while the dog is moving around on a leash.  In fact it is better if the dog is in a crate while the kitten is moving around loose, and you can see how the dog does or doesn't react and how the kitten shows whether or not he is afraid of the dog.  Having a dog crate is always a good idea, and having a safe area for the kitten where he can get in but the dog cannot is another excellent idea.

Check out YouTube for some demonstrations on introducing a new kitten to a house with a resident dog.  YouTube does offer a wealth of information from experienced people who just want to share their knowledge.