Strangely, I think JD is more stressed about
not being with the dogs than being in a house that has them. He's been fearless around them from day one, which put him at risk for bodily harm, at least around the boys, who seem to be cat intolerant. If it had been up to JD, he'd be eating, playing, and sleeping with them now!
I suspect he was raised with dogs...maybe even with pups. In fact, I've often wondered if there isn't a dual puppy/cat mill in operation somewhere in the county that he might have been born at. Lord knows we're plagued with enough puppy mills...
And it would explain his being so at ease with the dogs.