Lilly and Tavia sound SOOO sweet! My dogs and cats don't love each other well enough to give kisses, but they do tolerate each other well. Our mixed breed (Molly) LOOOOVES my dog Maili (an Irish Setter) and will always cuddle with her whenever she can. She hates all the other cats, however, and isn't all that fond of humans, either. I think that Maili tolerates Molly, and certainly doesn't mind her company, but I wouldn't say she loves her, or would miss her if she were gone. Arek and Pipsi tolerate the dog, but I don't forsee any cuddling happening any time soon, and Amad (? still debating that name!) the 2yo Maine Coon has never been around dogs until he came to live with us, so he's still in the "iffy" stage of it all. Thankfully, my crazy hyper dog has learned some obedience, because we make her "sit" and "stay" whenever Amad comes around, and already he's getting more used to her. I think, as someone else said, it really depends on the dog. In all the time we've done rescue, we only had one dog who was truly bad with cats and it was more curiosity than aggression.