Introducing a kitten to other pets

The most likely a pet kitten will get to know in your home is a dog.  If your pet dog is friendly towards cats, play a retrieval game with the dog in the same room while the kitten is exploring.  However, if the dog shows aggression or hyperactivity towards cats, the dog should be muzzled as a precaution. Reward your dog with food treats if it displays positive behavior towards the kitten.

It is not good to keep a dog and a kitten/cat permanently separated in your home.  There will always come a time when they might accidentally be brought together, and this might bring about disastrous and umpleasant consequences.  For this reason, "controlled socialization" with food with both kitten/cat and dog for good behavior is done.