What is the best way to introduce a new kitten to my 3yr old male dominant yorkie???

Question

my yorkie is 3yrs old and has been very spoiled rotten by my and my b/f. (we are his parents! and i kno he views us like so...we've had him since a puppy!!) anywho... i live in a small apartment so not much room to seperate them if really needed. But i saved a kitten and I'll get her in ab a week and im unsure of how to introduce the kitten to my 3yr old yorkie!!

any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

Answer 1

Collar and leash.  If you need to stop the dog FAST this is the only way.  Kittens don't understand that running triggers chasing, and an excited dog can kill them very quickly.  Do not plop the cat in front of the dog either.

Best way I'd do it would first be to put the kitten in the bathroom without the dog knowing it's in the house. Let them smell each other under the doorway. Then take the dog to a different room, somewhere you can keep the dog contained, and put the kitten in a carrier and set that in the middle of the floor with a towel covering half the front of the carrier so the kitten feels safe.  Bring the yorkie out on leash, and just follow the dog without leading it to the cat. Once it knows where the carrier is and goes to see, watch for aggression.  

Do NOT let it bark incessantly at the kitten and try to get in the carrier at it. Immediately curb any bad reactions--you are the pack leader, you let your dog know what is not acceptable as soon as the dog makes the wrong move.  Either correct the dog immediately or you're going to have a dead kitten by evening.  Spoiled or not, the yorkie needs to know that you're to be obeyed on this 100%.  If you think this is too harsh--imagine how you would react if the yorkie was seeing a human baby on a blanket on the floor for the first time and made a dash to bite.  Your reactions would be immediate, as they should be, and the dog would fully understand what you do to stop him. This is no exception.

Answer 2

i know your crisis well i got four evil dogs, a hamster and some fishes and soon birds. on monday i brought out my new kitten and my brother's dogs saw it, please imagine my dilemma- they are half rottweilers and mongrel. but its simpler than you may think.

first hide the dog in a different room - just until the cat is used to the general area(just in case it feels it needs to run somewhere it needs to know the place^_^) anywhere from an hour or so. if its not used to you entirely, we in jamaica have a habit of putting a little butter on our fingers and letting it l**k it to tame cats. them simply let the dog enter the room. the cat should be able to sort of keep it at a distance by hissing etc. my dogs stood a ways away and watched my kitten a bit cause it kinda scared them-cats have that kind of power for the first couple of minutes it seems. and hissing kept my dogs at a distance until suddenly they tried to rush it but between my shout and the cat's warnings they backed off. so sort of stay near enough so the cat feels confident to confront the dog. my cat was so confident as long as i was in his sight and when he felt a little threatened, he walked  over and rubbed up on me - to show ownership i guess- then it branched off and walked near to them. all the cats i brought home did this the first time they saw the dogs. hope it works the same for you,

Answer 3

I have learned from experience not to force anything.  I would take the kitten on my lap and let the dog come up and smell it.  If either became a threat to the other I would remove one.  I would expect some tension.  I found it was easier to just put the kitten down and let the two eventually "find" each other (while your nearby of course) and let things happen as they will.  Some will hit it off from the start and some will take a few days.  Just always be sure that neither is in any kind of danger from the other one.

Answer 4

discipline the yorkie with  shock collar when he shows aggression toward the cat. I have an awesome collar i use on my dominant miniature pinscher. It has a beeping noise it emmits as shock alternative. it works better than shocking him and won;t hurt him which is what I like. fin it on ebay. the collar works wonders.I keep it on him when we go to the dog park around other dogs and its awesome

Answer 5

ummmmm......... wait til the kitten is older or he might hurt your kitten

Answer 6

Put one of them in a room and let them smell each other through the door so they get used to each others smells. I would also hold the kitten while sitting on the floor so they can see and smell each other up close, and see what their reactions are. They will eventually get used to each other.