--- description: Dog goes wild when he meets new kitten title: Watch a Dog Just Lose His Mind Meeting Family's New Kitten for the First Time image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c9fc8f141b67860/69869f4fcd6848aef009607f/screen-shot-2014-08-12-at-5-33-18-pm.png?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch a Dog Just Lose His Mind Meeting The Family's New Kitten for the First Time by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2014 9:37 PM CUT  by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2014 9:37 PM CUT Read any baby book and there will be probably be a chapter on introducing your new baby to your beloved family pet. Tips usually include something like bringing home a baby blanket so the dog can sniff it and get used to that new baby smell and learn to love the tiny creature to which it belongs. In this YouTube video uploaded by [Tom Shukis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FhHUdnPwxJQ "undefined"), Kip, the “dorky year-old rat terrier,” meets the tiny grey tabby on his girlfriend’s sofa in Cherry Valley, New York. He quickly gets a little over-excited to meet his new housemate, and in a fit of unbridled enthusiasm, starts spinning in gleeful circles on the couch unable to contain the shock of the new kitty. Watch and smile. **MORE**: [Soon You’ll Be Able to Eat “Schweddy Balls”](http://time.com/3089194/soon-youll-be-able-to-eat-schweddy-balls/ "undefined") **MORE**: [Here’s a Montage of a Perpetually-Sleepy Pug Yawning Over and Over Again](http://time.com/3100614/pug-yawning-compilation-video/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3104281/dog-meets-new-family-kitten-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3104281/dog-meets-new-family-kitten-video/"},"headline":"Watch a Dog Just Lose His Mind Meeting The Family's New Kitten for the First Time","datePublished":"2014-08-12T21:37:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:23.513Z","description":"The dog looks pawsitively smitten with the new cat already","url":"https://time.com/3104281/dog-meets-new-family-kitten-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Videos","Viral Videos","puppies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c9fc8f141b67860/69869f4fcd6848aef009607f/screen-shot-2014-08-12-at-5-33-18-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c9fc8f141b67860/69869f4fcd6848aef009607f/screen-shot-2014-08-12-at-5-33-18-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2014-08-12 at 5.33.18 PM","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3104281/dog-meets-new-family-kitten-video/","name":"Watch a Dog Just Lose His Mind Meeting The Family's New Kitten for the First Time"}}]}] ```