Ok so Im more of a dog person but I moved in with some family members that have a 5 month old cat. I really dont know anything about cats or cat psychology. Shes a Siamese/Persian mix. Why do cats do the things they do?

Also I plan on getting a puppy in 1-3 months. Whats the best way to go about introducing a cat(she’ll be 7-8 months when it happens) and a puppy?

Thanks
as for dog breed Im most likely getting a boxer or german shepherd.

Dogs are pack animals and are subservient to a pack leader. In the domestic environment, you are the pack leader and your dog does what it is told. However, cats are solitary predators and therefore territory is much more important to them, than their place in the pecking order. Sometimes cats are mistakenly perceived as aloof, but it’s simply the independent behaviour of an animal that has not needed to develop canine-style social behaviour to survive.

The MessyBeast website has lots of brilliant information about cat pyschology and behaviour.

http://www.messybeast.com/catarchive.htm#health

Another good website with lots of useful info about cats.

http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/

The cat will have established your home as her territory by the time you adopt the puppy, so will initially perceive him as an intruder who may be trying to steal it from her. Never understimate how much territory means to a cat. It’s the source of food, shelter and love, so if they think that they might lose it, some will literally fight to defend it. Cats and dogs also have a different body language to each other, which will lead to some misunderstandings at first. For example, a dog will lift his paw gesturing that he wants to play, but a raised paw to a cat is a threat. They soon learn to understand each other though. I don’t know the type of puppy you’re planning to adopt, but if he’s much larger than the cat, she will feel a little initmidated by that too. Cats make use of vertical space by climbing and they like to sit in high places. It makes them feel safe from sudden attack, and gives them a good view of everything going on around them. So make sure that the cat has access to higher places if she feels the need to get away from the puppy at any time.

The web articles below offer advice on how best to introduce a dog to a resident cat.

http://www.sspca.org/cats/introducing.html
http://messybeast.com/first-impressions.htm

Enjoy getting to know your cat, and hope she’ll be fine with your puppy.

Good luck.

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