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We are going to be buying 2 Lhasa Apso puppies, next week, though only 1 will come home right away, the other will be ready in October. Most of our cats have no dog experience, and the few who I know do, or who might, may have had bad dog experiences-- we just don't know. We figured on putting the cats in one room while we get the puppy settled, then we are going to put a shirt on the puppy that we are making in her size which we will spend the next week sleeping with, so it smells like us and all the cats. We can't separate the puppy any more than that because of the layout of the house, so we'll have to introduce them all right away. Are there any other things we can do to ease the transition?-- Jennifer
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Do you have a room that can be sectioned off by a baby gate? That would be best for letting the puppy and kitties meet eye to eye when the time comes. The puppy more than likely won't climb over it. And the kitties either won't climb over it, or they will and learn to high tail it out of there, or tolerate the puppy!

Check with the doghobbyist boards about crating a puppy and you'll be bound to get lots of advice.
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Thanks for the advise MA! I hadn't thought of that! I'm not sure if we can do it, but I'll sure try to come up with a way. As for crating, we do intend to crate train, but we probably won't use the crate much, as we will be litter training the pups, so part of the reason for crate training will be moot. -- Jennifer
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You've got charm, purr-sianality, grace, purr-sianality, style, purr-sianality! Walk- purr-sianality, talk- purr-sianality!