So many people have told me how the dogs are always nice around cats WHEN THEY ARE HOME. But, when they leave the house, dogs will kill them.
*shrug* My dog never got the memo.
Well, you have to be careful. One never knows for sure, but mostly if your dog seems stable there should not be any problem.
Even my German Shepherd never did anything bad to our cat behind closed doors, though they were not the best of friends. She did like to tease him periodically, which was hilarious, and he put up with her until pushed too far. But she never did anything bad to him.
OTOH, I heard a story of a GS who utterly massacred a family’s cat once he had matured, and the ensuing fight with the breeder over damages.
That’s really not very common at all. Animals raised together see each other as family and act accordingly.
Growing up we had a female husky mix and 2 cats at the center of our “cat herd” plus a cast of extras who came and went as they liked. The dog thought they were her puppies and tried to behave accordingly. The cats...well, some were more tolerant of a slobbery nape than others!