No puppy yet, but in the pipeline for end of summer.
I have two cats, one who hops in and out of houses, has met my brother's puppy this weekend, looked horrified but still came in for food and sulked on the stairs, and the other Ophie.... has refused to come near the house.
Obviously this was a one night visit but I know we will need some serious planning for the actual pup and cats. The living room is a large room with a little bedroom off it, where Ophie prefers to sleep... that will have to be her safe space but she will still have to come in the living room to get there unless we can rig up access through the window.
The puppy will be crate trained for sleeping I hope, but a wondering if we should have stair gates so the cat can come in the front and go up stairs (her other spot is under my bed)..and basically how is the best way to go about it. I'm not worried about the other cat, Obie, he will adjust quite quickly, but Ophie is a nervous, and demanding diva, and I am expecting to feel very guilty about ruining her life ( as she WILL see it). But she is only 4 and I now is the right time for us to have a dog so I'm not prepared to wait anout 12 or so years!
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StillMedusa · 05/05/2019 20:02
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