When I read this a couple days ago, I thought the family friend was giving you a yorkie.
Cat's, dogs, they're all individuals, can't say for sure what will happen but here goes. Pups are active, they will want to play with the cats near any time they are awake. I'm sure the cats won't like it, be sure they ALWAYS have places to hide, up high out of reach of the pup. He's going to bark, a LOT, trying to entice the cats to play with him.
I think what others are touching on a bit is, you'll have to have a spot open for the pup to be your "number 1". He needs to have that. If that spot is open, it could still work out real well with the understanding that the cats will have to adjust to the change in the pecking order. It won't work well if the cats are given priority over the yorkie.
In addition to other reading materials offered above, maybe google something like "abscesses caused by cat claws on dogs".... just be prepared, it'll probably happen. I also second the 12 week old recommendation... |