Oscar Part Two
The first night of having Oscar at home went off without a hitch.
We are keeping him in our upstairs bathroom for a few weeks to get the cats accustomed to the scent of him and to get him used to the smell of the house/cats/us. We have a little fenced in back yard that we let him out in for a few hours today and we've been on lots of walks. The cats were pretty upset when they saw him in the back yard, lots of hissing and growling! It is going to be a while before we're going to bring him in the house and introduce him to the cats face-to-face.
I've read a lot about Cairn Terrirs and most of what I've read says that they are hunting dogs, which worries me a little because I don't want our cats to die! I think the slower we go with the introduction the better things will work out in the long run.
Oscar pees, a lot. All over everything. When we walk him he pees on every bush, every patch of grass, everything! We're having a hard time with him in his "den" too since he misses the newspaper sometimes. He's an adult dog (as far as we know) and he's not housebroken which is anxiety producing. Tomorrow is his vet appointment for his "snip" and rabies shots etc. I'm hoping after his alteration he'll cool it a little with the peeing on things. Maybe we just need more toys? :)