rabbit with cat (and a dog)

Question
Hello, I have a 4-yr-old mini rex who has been an only pet since I got him, when he was 5 months old. Now I'm getting married, and my husband will be moving into my house with 3 indoor cats, and we're wondering what we can do to ease this transition.
 The rabbit lives in a large outdoor cage in the summer, and we've seen him nose-to-nose with a local stray cat at the bars of the cage, apparently not frightened (although the cat runs as soon as he sees us). But in the winter, we move his cage into an enclosed porch and let him come into the kitchen during the evenings; he comes in through a pet door. He seems to like being with us, although he's always been skittish and doesn't like being petted - he'll put up with it if the other hand is holding some carrot peelings, but that's about it.
  The cats are old and fairly sedentary; two are 12 years old, and the other is 7 and very shy. They'll be moving into the house during the summer, when the rabbit's outside. Do you think it will be a problem, letting them get used to the house before the rabbit is introduced next winter? I'm hoping they don't become territorial and see the rabbit as an intruder.
  Also, there's a large dog (husky/chow mix), who will also be part of this move. He currently lives almost entirely outdoors, in a fenced-in area. He's 12 years old, but still pretty frisky, and I'm worried that the rabbit will be terrified about having the dog nearby all the time -- I have a small yard, and the rabbit's cage can't really get too far away from the dog's fenced area. Whenever people come down the nearby street walking their dogs, the rabbit gets very tense, and will thump if they get close. It would be great if they could get used to each other and keep each other company outside, but does this ever happen between full-grown dogs and rabbits?
  Thanks for any advice you can give.
Claire

Answer
A lot of this is going to depend on how supervised they are.  Your rabbit may never like dogs, and the dog may decide that the rabbit looks tasty.  I know a dog about that age that still chases cats because they look tasty.  If the cats have never hunted, it shouldn't be an issue.

You might want to read up on how to introduce them.  This is info on introducing dogs and rabbits - http://www.rabbit.org/journal/1/dogs.html and this is about introducing cats and rabbits - http://www.rabbit.org/journal/2-11/cats-and-rabbits.html

Certainly never leave the dog or the cats alone even for a minute with the rabbit out unless you all are there to supervise.  But it's possible to get them to all live together.

Kim