Thank you all who responded and for the warm welcomes!!
I am trying to alternate giving each animal the "run of the house" the cat stays in my room with his box and food while pup runs around then after a while ill switch em up. keeping thier things in separate rooms and letting them roam around in shifts. however cane is smart and determined to open doors and i am almost positive he thinks roxy is food for him to hunt. he will lay at the door of the room she is in smelling and meowing. this morning after i brought her in from her morning walk he went all out ninja cat on the both of us scared the crap outta me and pup
lol apparently i need to invest in some cat (baby) proof door knob covers. ill will keep everyone posted cant seem to find any other tips on the net its all the same things. *sigh* It will be a glorious day when they can live in semi-harmony lol