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Dog depressed? :(

rachiec773rachiec773 member
in July 2015 Moms
we came home with our LO on Sunday and our pup has been in a huge funk :( I read up on how to help him adjust but he just seems really bummed out. We've tried to keep his routine as close to what it was before the baby came, take him for walks and rides, and still give lots of petting and attention but he still seems sad. He almost mopes around, sleeps a lot, and has been keeping his distance a little bit. He doesn't seem jealous of the new baby, just sad and like he's been replaced. Any advice from any STMs or anyone that has already brought their baby home and experienced? We love our dog very much (he was our first baby after all) and I just want him to be happy and back to his old self. Thank you!
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Re: Dog depressed? :(

  • Savanna111911Savanna111911 member
    No advice here as I am also a FTM but I will be following this as I'm also concerned about how our baby will do with our fur baby.

    I will say though a friend of mine just had her baby and she has a spoiled rotten fur baby as well. She said he seemed to have some depression type issues for the first few weeks as well but as everyone got adjusted he settled in just fine. It's a big change for everyone and I'm sure he doesn't completely understand what is going on. As you all fall into a routine I know he will as well. Just keep doing what you're doing, give him plenty of love and attention when you can, and once he gets more used to the idea he will likely come around.
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  • AjhaneyAjhaney member
    It's probably just like bringing home another animal, they won't necessarily like it at first but it just takes some getting used to. Afterwards they should be fine if they continue to get attention and as much as everything else that was happening for them before you gave birth.
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  • 2babes3angels2babes3angels member
    We had 2 dogs before our firstborn. One dog didn't seem to notice a difference at all. The other noticed immediately & was pretty mopey, like it sounds like your dog is now. For us, it just took time. We let him snuggle with us while we held baby & made sure to also give him some individual attention. But also, I think the dog-dogowner relationship changes with baby's arrival, and that's ok & the dogs will adjust to it. My 1st is 21 months now & they all love each other. He does cause the dogs some anxiety from time to time, but it really didn't take too terribly long for everyone to feel comfortable.
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  • LibbyC730LibbyC730 member
    My dog is the same way and it seems to be the worst when I run errands or take LO for a walk. Eventually pup will get more walks in with us, but he tends to pull and I am trying to be good about all the c-section recovery precautions! Thankfully he is very gentle and only mildly inquisitive around LO. He gets a little excited with all the extra company in and out of the house, though!
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  • rachiec773rachiec773 member
    Thank you for all the replies, I'm hopeful he will adjust soon. He's been spending more time around us today and is actually laying near the baby as she takes a rest in her sleeper right now :) we just need to be good about to continuing to give him his time
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  • BrittpetittiBrittpetitti member
    Our fur baby is like that now with out that baby here yet.
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  • cris01215cris01215 member
    Fortunately for us with son #1, our pup transitioned very well. However, just wanted to tell you all about a super cute book titled 'The Other Dog' that is written from the pup's perspective when mom and dad bring a new baby home. I loved it!
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  • BringOnBabyVBringOnBabyV member
    I am 39 weeks and I have noticed the last couple of days that our dog has been acting weird. When we leave he shakes and has been very clingy. I'm worried about how he will be when we bring home the baby. He is a spoiled little brat so it will be weird for him to not be the center of attention. I'm torn on whether it's better to give him tons of attention now while I can or start giving him a little less attention since that will happen when the baby comes.
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  • gokahne9gokahne9 member
    We're you home with him every day before the baby? He probably usually sleeps all day and is out of his routine now that you are home all the time. That's how my dogs are when I take off work for longer periods of time. I'm sure he will adjust soon enough.
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  • NewMumzy25NewMumzy25 member
    My fur baby has been a little moppy and more attached to the hubby lately, not much as he's at my feet right now but he senses change and my man has more energy to play with him than I do, I cuddle with him still. We're worried about us both being gone and in the hospital. He's a mommas suck and very attached to me and since I moved to be with hubby he's been very attached to him too. We're going about it where DH will spend extra time with him when I'm feeding baby boy or whatever needs to be done and then he will take baby and I will play with my fur baby.

    I'm 40 weeks and 4 day s so hopefully soon! Then we will see how our little man does. I'm sure you're puppets will get back to normal once he gets used to baby as PP said its like bringing home a new animal.
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  • ANGELAV310ANGELAV310 member
    I'm glad you asked this question as I'm really concerned how my fur baby will be after I bring the baby home. I LOVE her so much that I hope she'll be good with adjusting to everything and I plan on giving her as much attention as I do know. But I agree that it'll probably takes a little time to get adjusted to the new changes.
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