What are the first things you should do when you bring a kitten home to live with your adolescent dog? In this chat with fellow pet professionals Josh and Mandy Boutelle, we talk about how they helped their new kitten, Fig, quickly settle into life with their exuberant dog, Fern.

What you'll hear in this episode:

• how they started creating positive experiences for the pets as soon as Fig came home
• why they waited a week before posting online that Fig had joined their family
• what signs indicated that Fern might be able to coexist with a cat
• why they didn't keep Fig and Fern separated for long
• why kittens and potted houseplants don't mix

Want to dive a bit deeper?

Check out this episode's show notes for Mandy and Josh's full bios and contact info, pictures of Fig and Fern, bonus content, and the resources we mentioned - praiseworthypets.com/podcast-shownotes/53

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