Pets and babies

chall87 · January 2015

I'm a little concerned about how our large dogs will act around a baby. One of them still have a lot of puppy energy and accidentally knocks people over if he runs into them. He's getting better but I'd love to hear any NICE suggestions and experiences others have had.

PrimRoseMama · January 2015

Obedience training.

Bring a baby doll home a couple weeks before you give birth. Pay attention to it & such. Dog will learn that baby is a member of the family.

When baby arrives bring home something that smells like baby.

As always try not to leave baby & doggy unattended. I have two cats, but my last dog did just fine.

chall87 · January 2015

Well if you suggest I put my dog down, you'd be wasting your time

chall87 · January 2015

Funny how hard it is for people on here to be nice

Bee1112 · January 2015

Obedience school. Don't even think about getting rid of your pets because of a baby. It should be the absolute last option.

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jnnfrrose6 · January 2015

Your first discussion and you're going to try and dictate our responses? That's not how this works.

chall87 · January 2015

It was sarcasm. You're welcome to respond however you like. Obviously no one would suggest I put my dog down!

Euphony · January 2015

Out of curiosity, what type of dogs?

chall87 · January 2015

Great dane and lab mix

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chall87 · January 2015

Well I'm a pretty sarcastic person. Do you happen to have any experience with pets and babies?

chall87 · January 2015

Nobody in their right mind lol

Bee1112 · January 2015

chall87 said:
Well I'm a pretty sarcastic person. Do you happen to have any experience with pets and babies?

Ok for serious this is what we did with DS. We wrapped him in a blanket at the hospital and took it home to the dogs while I was still in the hospital. The dogs (2 and 6 at the time) sniffed at it and got used to the smell. They did fine once we got home. They needed a little more one on one time because they went from being the babies to another baby. We didn't have any problems. We just made sure the two dogs got attention. They actually became extremely protective and loving very quickly.

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PrimRoseMama · January 2015

chall87 said:
Funny how hard it is for people on here to be nice

C'mon man. With the fuckery in the vent thread & now this? I've been very patient up until now.

wallflwr926 · January 2015

I think it differs from animal to animal how they will react. We were nervous about how the husky would be with my nephew and she's been amazing. My cat was great with him as a infant but as a toddler she cant stand him.
bringing the baby's scent home on a blanket is the method I've heard works best.

Wine&Cupcakes · January 2015

I think proper prep and I obedience training are appropriate. Most dogs I have seen catch on quickly.

icaughtfire · January 2015

chall87 said:
Funny how hard it is for people on here to be nice

Did you just ask a question, demand we answer how you'd like and then call everyone mean? I'm sure everyone will be dying to help you now.

You should work on your sarcasm. If you're gonna do it, do it right.

TheBorg7of9 · January 2015

I thought she just meant she didn't want any harsh obedience methods.

jnnfrrose6 · January 2015

@pineapplesmoothie‌ Thanks for getting it! I was hoping someone would pick up what I was dropping :-bd

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musicmomma00 · January 2015

Our dog sounds a little like yours (very excitable, playful, gets carried away easily) but we had no problems when S was born. One thing that was helpful in the early days was just really carefully monitoring the dog near baby (common sense), and encouraging him to investigate but not get too close. They are best buds now - S's first word was "doggy" haha. You can prepare a little bit but I think MOST dogs have intuition about little baby siblings - you and your partner can just help reinforce that

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