Dog meets baby advice

ceamac0127 · March 2013

Any STM or FTM that has already done this please send me your advice! I am getting discharged and I am wondering the best way to introduce our dog to LO. He has been at doggie daycare while we were in the hospital so our plan is to get LO home and settled then bring the dog home. Should we do anything before he comes in? How should we introduce them? I am probably worrying more than I should about this but he was our baby for 3 year. He is an Australian Shepard mix so he is a great, smart dog.

mngildersleeve · March 2013

I have an aussie lab mix. He will be staying home while we are in the hospital and someone will be bringing him a blanket that smells like baby to sleep with once she's born. When we arrive I just plan on letting him sniff her out.He sniffs every single i

ToAoShesha · March 2013

FTM here but I have done a lot of reading on this! I have read for u and DH to go first and get the excitement out of the way. Then, introduce ur LO, they say to make it positive and if the dog gets to excited remove the baby vs punishing the dog... They

ascott654 · March 2013

We are also bringing a blanket to wrap baby in and to take home to our dogs before baby gets home. Also read about bringing a toy for the dog when you come in with the baby so I will do that too.

GeorgiaGirl1230 · March 2013

We are doing everything very similar to the other posters. MH is going to Bring a blanket/hat home and spend some time with our terrier and let her smell that. Also he's going to make sure he's held baby quite a bit before coming home so our Dog smells he

Ann003 · March 2013

Our dog stayed with my ILs for 2 weeks while I was in the hospital and the babies were in the NICU. I got the babies situated in their cribs while DH went to go pick up our pup. I was in the living room when she came home, so she went bonkers

mollyskywalker · March 2013

We did the baby blanket thing as PPers have mentioned. I t<span style="font-fa

Mklems29 · March 2013

I've also read that it's better to have the pup there when you get home. Do you have any close friends the dog loves? My dogs absolutely love my father so I asked him to bring them one of LO's blankets and then be there when we get home, it's extra help f

blueandgray · March 2013

Who is the alpha in your house (who does your dog listen to better)? If its you, than you should be the one to carry LO in in their carseat. If its your so, then you go in first and greet your dog who hasn't seen u in a couple days, and you may s

fireflyz56 · March 2013

When I was born, my parents had a German Shepherd trained guard dog that had "failed" his police training because he was considered too vicious for the program. When my parents bought him, they had advised them never to have children... lol.

The

Sarahbeth1169 · March 2013

My husband will be coming home at night and staying with our golden while baby and I are in the hospital. We live about 2 miles from the hospital and 780 miles from any family and friends. Plus I our golden has never stayed with anyone but my husband,

Trish&Pete07 · March 2013

We no longer have our dog but this is what I did with both of my daughters when we brought them home. 1st Dh went home with a blanket from the hospital that had their "scent" on it, to let the dog sniff. Then when I came home DH went into the house brough

AliSarah · March 2013

Last time, this was a nonevent. We had put out all the baby gear so the dogs could get used to it, and my dad had used a bird chirping ornament that the dogs found quite agitating to train them not to try and jump in the crib or the bassinet. But, for

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