If a dog or a cat has been used to having the other around always for a long time there won’t be any problem. Cats and dogs are pretty much capable of staying together happily but if you want to bring one into a house where the other one has been all alone for many years then you have to do it very carefully.
Gradually dogs and cats will become friends and also sleep and play with each other. But, in the beginning there will be some complications unless you plan it carefully on how to introduce them with one another.
Dogs and cats have different abilities and skills by nature, in most cases, dogs being natural hunter and pack animals where as cats are more chasers and lonely creatures. Some people say that you can introduce a cat into a home of dogs but not the opposite way. There are some evidences to support this offering you tackle it in the correct way. May be because of their funny and playful nature it is normally not difficult to bring younger animals together. Kittens and puppies will start playing with each other even after a short time but it takes more time with older animals.
One huge mistake is to trying to bring the new pets together by holding it up and putting it face to face with another. This will only bring fear or attacking nature. Just place the new pet in a room and allow the resident pet to approach the new pet slowly. You need to be careful all the time and keep an eye on the process.
Smell can be important aspect in getting the two pets accept each other. One technique is to take an item that is used by one pet and so it includes its smell and put it in the sleeping basket of another animal. They will soon get used with each other’s smells in this way.
For successful connection it is worth considering the idea of like with like. A young kitten can trouble a dog’s life and in the same way, a young puppy can make cat’s life a misery.
If you use your common sense in choosing the new animal so that it is likely to match with your residential pet, everything will work out wonderfully.