Blimey what a thread.
Dress it up how you like ....it IS irresponsible to introduce a kitten or cat to any dog that is either known to kill and attack cats or kittens - I mean come on what part of that is difficult to understand?
I have dogs and cats, 2 German Shepherds and 6 Bengals, I have also raised litters of kittens around the dogs (never left unsupervised) and would NEVER have contemplated that ever if my dogs were known to kill small animals or had ever ragged a cat or anything for that matter (they do not have a high prey drive - won't even chase a ball half the time
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My advice to the original poster is simply not to bother to introduce them at all. IF you are not going to have your dog in a months time then risking the undue stress on your kitten and also the danger you may be putting your kitten in is simple not worth it.