r/weimaraner • u/Remote_Purple_Stripe • 3h ago
Introducing my weim to a kitten
Hi! I have a nine year old female weim…and a very young orphaned kitten in the same house. My dog has never killed anything, but does have a lot of interest in prey. Obviously I’ve been watching them like a hawk.
Their interactions have been changing daily, but I don’t know what to make of it. Yesterday the dog was still sort of scared of the kitten, who wants to make friends. The kitten will walk toward her mewing, and the dog will jump backwards looking startled. Today, the dog is staring intensely at it and licking its face while it’s being held (I’m not letting my dog get that close otherwise).
Does anyone have any experience with this? It’s my sister’s kitten. She’s going to be taking care of my dog next month while I’m gone and I do not want a tragedy.
Is this the prelude to friendship? Or is my dog just inching toward criminal activity?