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I have 4 cats, who all get along very well. The oldest being 16 and my youngest is 2. I rescued a puppy out of a bad situation 2 months ago and fell in love with the thing and he is 5 months old. The puppy and my youngest cat get along very well, they both sleep in the bed together with me and even play together. However, my puppy still has issues with chasing the cats due the my youngest cat’s playful nature, so we’ve relentlessly been working on this with training, I’m currently saving to enroll him in professional classes, he is very smart so I know will learn. He is a boxer/lab mix and means no harm, he only wants to play but is big so can be intimidating. My cats have the upstairs of the house that has plenty of room, litter boxes, cat trees, scratchers, beds, you name it, and that is where my 3 oldest cats mainly stay at but they always have access the the downstairs. My downstairs has a baby gate separating the living room and the kitchen/bedroom area, so they only come down when the dog is gated in the living room. They have gotten to the point now where they can hear him and not be bothered, and at times they will look at him through the gate and continue on. But for the most part they see him and run up the stairs. I know that they are jealous, and I feel so guilty for bringing a dog into my all cat household, but does anyone have any stories where it did work out but just took time? I know cats can get stuck in their ways, but I am willing to do anything to try to make this work.
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