My cats are hissing at my new puppy. How to speed up introductions?

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Oli is almost 8 weeks old Samoyed. I brought him home last night. I'm crate training him and at the same time introducing him to my 2 cats Peanut and Hova (both 5 months old). Both are hissing when they're too close to him. But they look crusious and very calm when he's more than 3 feet away. Hova actually can get to 1 foot close before hissing very gently. She's doing better. He's never let free to roam around them. He sits in his crate around them. Is there a way to expedite the process? 10x! Pet's info: Dog | Samoyed | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 21 days old | 6 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Oli is so cute! This introduction should be taken slowly to allow all the animals to get used to each other. If you rush it, there will be problems. Be patient, and keep doing what you are doing. As the cats become more calm around him, you can have him on a leash around them to see how he behaves and how he reacts. If they do well, eventually you can let him off the leash and roam free in the house. Do not allow him to chase the cats, and I'd get the cats a cat tree so they can escape him as needed. I hope this helps!

My cats are hissing at my new puppy. How to speed up introductions?

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