An almost two year old thread coming to life.
I'll admit I'm toying with the idea of getting a cat. My lab pup had some at his kennel and watching him play with them was pretty cool.
My neighborhood is full of outdoor cats ( I live just n of Seattle but still in Seattle). The first day I had the pup he spies a cat and walks up to it to play and got rolled. The next week same story with a different cat. I'm thinking if I'm going to get one it better be soon or he isn't going to treat it well.
Are the cats you get from the animal shelter generally f'd up or can they be cool?
While I've never owned a cat they seem pretty low maint. and my new dog seems like more of a lover than a hater (dude better hunt though).

I've taken some advice on here and dog goes to the dog park 4x/week and that has helped. Little bastage did chew up my new worm threader and his own bed the other day though. He looks so harmless but I know he has horns.