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<blockquote data-quote="anonymousss" data-source="post: 2561167" data-attributes="member: 414415">I really want to get a new kitten, but I&#039;m just not sure how well it would get on with my almost-9-year-old westie/bichon frise mix. Like most terriers, he is extremely excitable. We love him to death, but never really properly trained him. Oops. He enjoys barking like crazy at anybody and anything that walks by the house, and as a terrier he goes crazy when there are rabbits or squirrels nearby.He can get a little aggressive with dogs bigger than him, but he actually does well with dogs his size or smaller. So I am hoping he would be okay with a kitten since it would be smaller than him. But if the cat were to run by him or something, I&#039;m afraid it would trigger his preying instinct. Do you think it&#039;s possible, by using a gradual approach, to introduce a kitten into the house? I don&#039;t want to risk any sort of canine-feline tragedy here, but I really want a kitten.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="anonymousss, post: 2561167, member: 414415"] I really want to get a new kitten, but I'm just not sure how well it would get on with my almost-9-year-old westie/bichon frise mix. Like most terriers, he is extremely excitable. We love him to death, but never really properly trained him. Oops. He enjoys barking like crazy at anybody and anything that walks by the house, and as a terrier he goes crazy when there are rabbits or squirrels nearby. He can get a little aggressive with dogs bigger than him, but he actually does well with dogs his size or smaller. So I am hoping he would be okay with a kitten since it would be smaller than him. But if the cat were to run by him or something, I'm afraid it would trigger his preying instinct. Do you think it's possible, by using a gradual approach, to introduce a kitten into the house? I don't want to risk any sort of canine-feline tragedy here, but I really want a kitten. [/QUOTE]

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