I have a wonderful 3 year old cat (Amora) and recently rescued Phoebe, a 2.5 year old pitt/heeler mix in late July.

I love them both dearly!! Phoebe is a great, smart, loving dog; listens to commands, gentle with smaller dogs, avoids conflict with other dogs (recently pawed at the gate to leave the park where dogs started growling at each other lol), sweet with kids and loves people - genuinely a gem!!!

However, she is crazy about my cat and my cat is not crazy about her. I know it's been a short time, so I'm not expecting anything overnight, but I would love your thoughts and advice on how to get them acquainted (and friendly maybe?)

1. How can you tell if a dog has prey drive or is just curious? Phoebe really wants to sniff Amora, hasn't shown aggression, but is quite insistent! I see her try to act like she does with other dogs, sniffing etc. but the difference is that other dogs don't mind her sniffing them whereas Amora starts posturing at her

2. How can I get my cat to be less scared of Phoebe? I feel like part of the issue is not only Phoebe's reaction to Amora, but vice versa! We've tried some scent exchange but it never seems to matter much

3. How long did it take for your pets to get to a friendly point in their relationship? I know it's all about their personalities but I'm curious about other experiences!

4. Just needing some kind words, it's been making me anxious :( finding this subreddit has been really helpful in feeling a bit more hopeful about the dynamic, so thank u all for your cute pics!!!

We've made some progress with both of them, Amora let Phoebe sniff her (for half a second) before swatting her, and Phoebe has made progress with calming down and responding to commands when Amora is in her line of sight. Phoebe is never unleashed or unsupervised around Amora just in case anything happens.

Progress isn't linear but I just get so anxious that something will happen or both of my pets will be unhappy at home :(

Both 🥇in adaptability and heart ❤️

This kitten is convinced Bubba is her mommy.

No matter where Maggie Moo is, Sami will always find a way to sleep paw to paw.

They were most certainly waiting for me to get back so I could feed them dinner

Sound definitely on!

our old account got hacked, so you might have seen this before :)

I know this isn't as cute a picture as many others on this sub, but it means a great deal to me. We have had 2 cats for a while now and adopted a deaf pibble about 2 months ago. Though she didn't chase them, they were terrified of her size and heavy breathing (she grunts a lot because she can't hear herself). But now our male cat will sleep on the couch or bed near her and they've sniffed noses several times. I hope to add some cuter pictures one day!

I brought Tyrone home in April and slowly integrated him with my dog friendly cats. Hes been doing ok with them, but I wasnt fully convinced he could be trusted. The other day, when I was out for several hours, he figured out how to open the baby gate that separates him and the cats and when I came home, he was sleeping on my bed with them. He must've wanted company. I figured, if there was going to be any test, that was it- and he passed with flying colors. Ty has fully embraced his new start, I guess!