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	Adoption Home Adoption Application Pricing Adoptable Pets Meet Your Match Offsite Adoptions Shelter Care Insurance Happy Tails Information Training Services Foster Shelter   Adoptions - Doing Proper Introductions of Your New Pet  Please remember that you are taking your new pet into a strange environment.  You will need to introduce him or her to your home (and for dogs, your yard), your family, and any other pets in your home.   To introduce them to your home: Provide a tour room by room.  For cats, you can do this holding them or in their carrier.  For dogs, on a leash.  This includes food dishes. Cats should be shown the litter box last and be gently put in it.  Then left alone to explore.  Cats are very territorial and will want to go over every inch of your home before settling down.  Please allow them to do this before trying to let family members hold them. To introduce them to other members of your family: Remember all animals depend heavily on their sense of smell.  All newcomers should first slowly extend their hand and allow the pet to sniff it.  Make sure the pet is comfortable with the new person before "giving" them to the new person. Sometimes the best way is to have the new person sit on the floor and allow the pet to go to them. Make sure that young children understand that the pet is fragile and needs to be always handled very carefully. To introduce them to other family pets: Make sure you go through the above steps prior to doing any other family pet introductions.  Existing pets should be in a room with a closed door initially. Cats definitely need time to get to know each other prior to face-to-face introductions.  Our Cat Introduction information suggests the best way to do this.  Once the introduction period is over, always remember to provide at least one easily accessible litter box for each cat in your household. Dogs should be introduced with two people holding them on separate leashes so they can be easily separated if this is needed.
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