As a child which was over 25 years ago I had a daschund and when he
turned 10 years old a neighbors cat started using him as a babysitter.
The mother cat would drop off her kittens and place them at my dogs feet
while she went hunting. We adopted this cat and one of her kittens. The
mother cat and my dog were very, very close. Her daughter liked my dog
also.

I do not know if what happened during my childhood was a fluke or if
certain kind of dogs have an affinity for cats. I still find it
mysterious how she knew that is was safe to drop off her kittens at my
dogs feet. My dog was on a runner outside. If I got a new dog I would
not go down the runner path again like my parents. Well maybe not.

Now 25 years later I have had a cat who I love very much for 8 years. I
got him from the humane society he was 5 years old. I have always wanted
to get another dog. I have been going to the humane society lately and
looking at them.

My cat is now 13 years old and wonder how to get him to accept the dog.
I would love it if they became friends like my dog
and cat were when I was a  teenager. But that may be asking way too
much.

I fell in love with a Siberian Husky who was exceedingly calm and loved
me taking him for walks. Our humane society lets people walk the dogs
but he failed miserably on the cat test. He thought cats were prey. I am
now debating a very calm and docile basset hound who is 4 years old..

I know dogs are pack animals and cats are not. I notice in dog and cat
books very few writeups on how to get these two species to accept each
other.

My cat is strictly an indoor cat. Not allowed outside at all. With the
dog I adopt he will of course be taken for walks.
Will this lead to jealousy from my cat?

Anyone have cats then later got a dog? How did you work it out?

Thanks.