Another dog post, re: the nursery

graceb15 · February 2011

Lots of dog posts today, but someone else's comment made me wonder are you going to let the dog or dogs into the nursery?

Mine won't be allowed in there unsupervised, one of our's shallows little things like socks and boxers so I can only imagine what he'd do with baby clothes and I don't want another $2000 surgery to remove an obstruction. As long as FI or I are in the room I think I will allow them to be in there, only if they behave. I'd like them to get used to baby and the smells and I know locking them out they will throw a fit to get in there if one of us is in there with baby. I just know some people don't allow their dogs in the nursery at all, so what are you ladies doing?

theluckiestduo · February 2011

We've got a gentle giant of a dog so we'll allow him in the nursery. He's never eaten anything strange so hopefully he'll behave well.

lucylea · February 2011

We recently had to put our dog down, but she had always had free roam in the house so she was always allowed in DD's nursery. It helped that she was an older, docile dog and we had no worries about her chewing on things or jumping on the furniture. I agree, though, that barring the dogs from the nursery completely will probably only make them more curious.

Kristin131 · February 2011

Our dogs aren't even allowed upstairs, bc I don't want to clean all that hair up there and also we just don't think they need to be everywhere we are. They don't even try and actually won't go up now even if we test them. So no, our dogs are not allowed in the nursery(ies).

fannystuffs · February 2011

My dogs live outside and are not allowed in the house. The only times they are allowed to be in the house are when there is inclement weather or they are sick. They know the rules, we leave the doors wide open and they don't come in unless permission is given. We plan to introduce the baby by bringing a blanket from the hospital a day before we're discharged so the dogs become acquainted with him/her. DH will be holding the baby during first intro because the dogs recognize him as the Alpha in the pack and have great respect for him. We feel much safer with DH holding the baby. We'll allow for other meetings outside of the home and in the neutral part of the yard where the dogs are not really allowed to be in unless given permission. Both of our girls love children and small dogs. They are very careful and playful when in the presence of "beings" smaller than them...unless it's a cat. lol We're not worried about them attacking the baby, but of course they will ALWAYS be supervised by DH and I.

Abbney · February 2011

Mine will be supervised, if we are in a room and she isn't in there with us she will get mad at us a poops in the hallway.

I got her her own little comfy bed just for the nursery, because she is very curious, and I want her to be included

LnR70707 · February 2011

I would prefer not having the dog in the nursery at all, but DH thinks it is fine. Unluckily, he just isn't trustworthy when he isn't supervised, and I don't want to worry about making him leave the room everytime I do. On the flip side, he'll also sneak into areas he isn't allowed while not supervised, so since I'd rather not keep the nursery door shut at all times, maybe it is better to at least let him in there and hope he'll learn not to touch anything.

Fineleo31 · February 2011

Our dog would tear everything up. Supervised yes. It's hard to keep aneye on them all the time so I want him to at least know what his limits are. Also, I don't want the dog to have a possesive nature when it comes to the baby so I want them to be familiar with each other, just to keep the peace. But just like the rest of the house, he would nose into everything so he can't be left alone.

craxyrae · February 2011

Only when supervised. Our older dog is a sweetie and would do no harm, but the younger one is a chewer of everything, so she will only be allowed in when supervised. They currently aren't allowed in that room when we are not around anyway, so I don't foresee any issues.

lolliM · February 2011

Oh yes! I am going to make sure our pug has a special spot of her own in the nursery. She will have her own bed, blanket, & probably a little pillow. I want her comfortable with this transition in our lives and she is as big of a part of our life as the baby will be-

sarahanderic2009 · February 2011

Yes the dogs will be allowed in the nursery. They are just as much a part of the family as the baby is. They aren't chewers, so that's a plus. They will learn to protect the baby. The ONLY issue i am having is that they are both VERY hyper. One is a puggle and the other is a doberman. They are both allowed on the couch and its hard when I come home to get them calmed down. They don't jump on me but they run around the house like a bunch of crazy people. Scares me a little.

I guess we will address this as it comes. Good luck with the swallowing. I hate going to the vet.

tweller · February 2011

I spoke with my vet about this about a month ago. We have a 6 month old rottie and I asked about how we should go about this when we have the baby. She suggested that we do not 'ban' the dog from the room because this can tend to make the situation harder on the dog and the dog might react negatively. Understandably this is a personal preference to each person. Current our dog has full roam of the house when either my husband or I are home; this will not change once the baby arrives. The vet also told me to allow him to come in the room with me for feedings, changing?s, etc. so he feels like he is included. In our home we sleep with all the bedroom doors open because of our heating system and she also suggested that he might not even want to sleep in our room once the baby is born, he might want to stay in the babies room. I know some people will object to that saying that he will be alone with the baby, but I'd be hard pressed to see him trying to climb into the crib to see the baby if he/she starts to cry, he won't even get up on our bed by himself without us lifting his back end. Sorry if that was long winded, but in short, our pup will be allowed in the nursery.

gmc222 · February 2011

We pretty much watch our dogs 24/7 when we're home, and they're in their crates when we're at work. They will be allowed in the nursery when we're in there, but otherwise we will have the door shut or have a gate up. We have many dog gates blocking off certain rooms, so this won't be anything new to them.

jlm245 · February 2011

Like others have said, yes, when supervised. He is a one and half year old labradoodle so he has a lot of energy at times! Smile

GracieLou Freebush · February 2011

She'll be allowed in the nursery. I'm sure I'll find little baby socks around the house (she likes to carry socks around, I don't get it) but she won't ruin anything.

heather_09_15_07 · February 2011

When DD was a newborn I gave her all of her baths in her little tub on the carpet in her room. Our dog supervised every bath, sniffed DD, and would try to lick the water off her face if she could. It was adorable, and I think that helped keep her from experiencing any jealousy with DD.

Anyway, yes, I plan on doing the same with this LO.

jdm7 · February 2011

We will allow our dog into the nursery. She'll just have turned 1 (in May) but she's a super gentle dog. I think she'll protect this baby with a fierceness; especially from my stupid cat, who is just a jacka**. However, when the baby is in the room sleeping, the door will be shut so neither the dog or cat will get in.

I'm not overly concerned - Ruby (our dog) knows when she touches something that isn't hers (she's grounded herself a couple of times without us yelling). And I think she'll have respect for the baby's toys.

abegailanne · February 2011

Our dog will be allowed in the nursery. He is almost 5 and very well-behaved. Also, he is too short to jump up on anything and doesn't chew anymore so I think he'll be fine. I do want him to feel included because he loves people so much. He sleeps in a crate at night so I'm not worried about him being in there unsupervised. I have a feeling he will want to be in the same room as the baby most of the time and that is fine with us as long as he is not trying to jump on us while we are handling the baby. We've been really careful not to leave things out where he can get them (from his puppy/chewing days) and will continue to do so once the baby has toys out all the time.

If the baby is on the floor and once they start crawling, we will be right there with him or her so they will never be alone with the dog in that regard. I don't think he would ever hurt a child but we will be super vigilant anyway.

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