# Having a dog and a cat at the same time

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-dog-and-a-cat-at-the-same-time/659882>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 1, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-dog-and-a-cat-at-the-same-time/659882 "2013-06-01T19:09:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-dog-and-a-cat-at-the-same-time/659882/21 "2013-06-07T15:25:42Z")

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About thirteen years ago my 5 lb chihuahua treed a couple of fist-sized kittens. After a few days, I would arrive home to find the black kitten hanging out with my dog- the kitten had climbed into the pen with the dog. In November, the dog got out and got killed in the road. I then took the cat inside and in December got a new chihuahua. They were best buddies too. Dog 2 even trained the cat to lick him whenever he wanted him to. Dog 2 eventually had to be put down at 11 years old. I waited about three months and got a pound puppy. The cat took a few days to adapt to his third dog, but they play all the time now and cuddle occasionally.

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