heidismith or anyone else with a BIG dog!

choltbaby

Girl, that is one huge dog you have there! Does it stay inside most of the time. I am asking because my DH has a 60 lbs Siberian Husky who lives inside most of the time (especially summer because of the heat). I wan't nervous before, but now I am getting a little nervous about her accidentally hurting the baby. How are you dealing with this?

mburkhe

Our dog is 120 pounds, but we are not worried about him hurting the baby. If he gets too close for comfort I will just tell him to get away or if he is really being obnoxious I will put him outside for awhile.

JCM083009

We have 3 and one is 75 lbs. (Other two are about 40 lbs each). 

I am actually more worried about the smaller two (they are much more active and jumpy!) than our big guy. He's a gentle giant and I know he'll be great w/ the baby.  The other two will as well, but don't realize how crazy they can get. 

 I wouldn't worry so much about the SIZE of the dog, but the personality and their training, etc.  

g_belle

We have a 100 lb chocolate lab.  We aren't too worried.  He's great with all of the neighbor kids.  And it's not like we're going to leave an infant on the floor where the dog could step on him/her.  As long as the dog is well trained you should be fine.  If you have training issues- start working with your dog now so you are ready when baby comes.  There are a ton of great articles on line on how to prepare dogs for baby.

chyscottbaby

I have 2 dogs. A scottie and a saint bernard. The saint is 18 mo. old and weighs 145lbs. He is kind of like a bowl in a china closet. He is super sweet, but has no concept of his size. DH and I have bought nice gates to keep him and the scottie away from the baby unless we are there and everything is supervised. I think this is best for us until the LO is a bit bigger.

sandyk51306

We have a yellow lab who's 90 pounds, but we aren't really worried about him hurting the baby. He's very gentle and well-trained by DH, and he's inside all the time too. You could always put the dog in another room or keep the baby in a Pack n Play or somewhere where the dog can't get to it.

heidismith

He is 70 pounds, he stays outside during the summer time but is inside in the winter. He is still kind of a puppy and he gets really excited. So we will be watching him whenever he is around the baby and they wont be alone together. But he does great with my 8 month old nephew.

TJPJ

I just wanted to second those that said the training is what's important, as opposed to the size of the dog. We have a 170 lb St. Bernard and besides having a sweet disposition, he's well trained. I've never given much worry to the matter.

Stella's_PUMPED

Our rottweiler weighed 123 at his last vet visit in May.  He is large and doesn't know it.  We have two other small dogs (both are less than 10lbs).  I am concerned when the baby gets here that our big dog will want to lick him, or put his paw on him or some other affectionate move.  Our dogs obey really well though, so that's good.  If our big guy gets too affectionate or needy we'll just put him outside until he calms down, he's an inside dog.

choltbaby

DH did a really good job training our huskey, but she is still young and excitable. She won't be left alone with the baby or anything, but for some reason I have gotten soooo paranoid about her pawing at the baby. She has really rough paws and it hurts!

dmsmth

Why are you concerned?  I would assume you won't leave your baby alone with the dog, ever?  because THAT's when accidents happen!

If you are concerned about the dog needing manners, jumping etc, enroll the dog in a training class.

My dog, although a 15 pounder, will "leave it" sit, down etc on command.  I have full and complete VERBAL control of my dog. 

My friends have a 50ish lb boxer puppy who LOVES their DD and lets her sit on him etc. 

I doubt your dog is constantly full of energy thus he shouldn't trample over your child on the floor, but Like I said earlier, a dog is a dog and a dog and child always need to be supervised no matter how small the dog is!  If you don't want your dog near the baby on the floor than teach your dog that is what you expect of the dog.  Just don't freak out when the dog gets near the baby, it will only cause the dog anxiety and thus could cause the dog to "misbehave"  Be calm and collected when teaching him to stay away.

PS:  You are married and even if DH had the dog before you were married it is STILL both our your dog, not HIS dog...  It's that type of wording I have seen before that leads to DH has to get rid of HIS dog etc... and I fear for your dog if this is the case...

vagirl1

I have a very similar dog...we have a sweatheart 3.5 year old 50lb. siberian husky (pictured below).  If you have a husky they are very SMART dogs and mine has been very good about understanding "gentle".  If  you work with them and let them know to be gentle around the baby I think your siberian will do just fine.  I would hate to see it put outside in the heat, they don't do well in the heat.  I would not leave my dog alone with the baby for a while until I know I can trust her, but I am pretty sure that once she understands that the baby is part of the "family" there will be no problem.  Husky's are pack dogs and love everyone in the family so I don't think you will have a problem. 

choltbaby

dmsmth:

Why are you concerned?  I would assume you won't leave your baby alone with the dog, ever?  because THAT's when accidents happen!

If you are concerned about the dog needing manners, jumping etc, enroll the dog in a training class.

My dog, although a 15 pounder, will "leave it" sit, down etc on command.  I have full and complete VERBAL control of my dog. 

My friends have a 50ish lb boxer puppy who LOVES their DD and lets her sit on him etc. 

I doubt your dog is constantly full of energy thus he shouldn't trample over your child on the floor, but Like I said earlier, a dog is a dog and a dog and child always need to be supervised no matter how small the dog is!  If you don't want your dog near the baby on the floor than teach your dog that is what you expect of the dog.  Just don't freak out when the dog gets near the baby, it will only cause the dog anxiety and thus could cause the dog to "misbehave"  Be calm and collected when teaching him to stay away.

PS:  You are married and even if DH had the dog before you were married it is STILL both our your dog, not HIS dog...  It's that type of wording I have seen before that leads to DH has to get rid of HIS dog etc... and I fear for your dog if this is the case...

No need to be concerned. We are not getting rid of "his" dog. It is out of habit that I call her that and it stems from an inside joke. As I posted directly above your post....DD will not be left alone with the dog.

vagirl1

If your husky is as loveable as mine, she will simply lick the baby all the time :-)  I think if you teach her that the baby is not a toy, she won't paw at it.

AudNicole

Check out THIS blog.

PittieBoo has an 85 lber and a 120 lber, and a now 2 year old.  That particular post relates to preparing her dogs for babies, but the whole blog has lots of info about the 3 of them interacting.

Plus, she's a regular on Pets if you have more questions. 

dmsmth

choltbaby:

dmsmth:

Why are you concerned?  I would assume you won't leave your baby alone with the dog, ever?  because THAT's when accidents happen!

If you are concerned about the dog needing manners, jumping etc, enroll the dog in a training class.

My dog, although a 15 pounder, will "leave it" sit, down etc on command.  I have full and complete VERBAL control of my dog. 

My friends have a 50ish lb boxer puppy who LOVES their DD and lets her sit on him etc. 

I doubt your dog is constantly full of energy thus he shouldn't trample over your child on the floor, but Like I said earlier, a dog is a dog and a dog and child always need to be supervised no matter how small the dog is!  If you don't want your dog near the baby on the floor than teach your dog that is what you expect of the dog.  Just don't freak out when the dog gets near the baby, it will only cause the dog anxiety and thus could cause the dog to "misbehave"  Be calm and collected when teaching him to stay away.

PS:  You are married and even if DH had the dog before you were married it is STILL both our your dog, not HIS dog...  It's that type of wording I have seen before that leads to DH has to get rid of HIS dog etc... and I fear for your dog if this is the case...

No need to be concerned. We are not getting rid of "his" dog. It is out of habit that I call her that and it stems from an inside joke. As I posted directly above your post....DD will not be left alone with the dog.

Just making sure!  It is a pet peeve of mine that people get rid of their pets because they had a baby.  And I did see your post, but AFTER I typed out and posted mine. 

As for the pawing thing, if he is doing it for attention, like when you are sitting down etc, basically don't give him any attention, even negative attention is attention to a dog.  The best thing to do would be either to ignore it or get up and walk away. 

GL!

Vixey529

We have a 150 pound dog. I am not worried about him with the baby. He is a big sweetie.