Unfortunately cats are very territorial animals and will resent the
intrusion of even a strange cat - let alone a dog - into what they see
as their turf. One of my older cats never took to a new cat I brought
in, but eventually they reached a sort of an armed truce. But as you
know, cats are individuals, and without knowing your cat I can't
predict at all whether your cat will ever accept an intruder. I think
it would be a very bad idea to leave them alone and together at home
when you're away. At least in the beginning lock the dog in the
separate room the cat will have no access to. Under no circumstances
lock the cat in, as she/he will resent the dog even more.

Cheers,
Dragonblaze

I think unless the dog is a cat hunter, the cat will always win, from
my experience anyway, of seeing a poor dog grooming a cat then as soon
as the cat had had enough she turned round and slashed it's nose,
making it bleed.  Cats are much cleverer and less willing to please
than dogs (which is why we love em!) - they can climb trees after
tormenting a friendly dog that just wants to play, and after all, dogs
have masters, cats have slaves!

One day I found 3 stray kittens living under my house. So I started feeding
them so I could get them to come out. They were shy little buggers. Soon
they started coming out on the patio. Still wouldn't let me near them. Very
feral it seemed.

One day I heard a dog barking. I went outside and my black male cat (Dunn)
followed me out. The kittens were so afraid of the huge dog they didn't even
try to run. The dog was easy 5 times the size of my dunn but in a split
second, a black flash went by me and was on that dog before I could even do
anything. It took me about 2 seconds to realize I should have been worried
about the dog. My cat tore him up. Never seen the dog in the area again. :)

I don't believe in violence of any type. But I think I would place my money
on the cat.

I miss my Dunn, he passed last summer and my Precious passed last winter.

(note: Those kittens eventually let me pick them up. 2 went to a next door
neighbor who wanted a couple of cats for pets after losing one of her own..
The other one now lives with me.)

Well I am far from an expert at this but just the other day, I heard what I
thought was two tom cats scrapping it out.
To be safe as my dog has killed a opossum before and has an intrest in the
nieghbours 11 or so cats I went out and called him too find scratches all
over his nose. Couldn't find any cat's (good sign) but the next day a cat
sat just infront of the gate where cujo could see it but not get to it and
just stared at him. I think it was getting it's own back with phycological
warfare!
I know this doesn't really answer you question but unless you get a puppy
and raise it with cats I think you are asking for trouble IMO.
Good luck.

I don't think a cat would attack a dog even if it were the same size, a strange dog
may attack a cat. Most likely the cat would run away to avoid a fight, but if
cornered the cat (with claws) would probably hurt the dog and the dog would run away,
given that they are the same size.

Adam