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April 5th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
i have 2 cats and 3 chihuahuas and at first they just barked a little and the cats just ignored the baby.but i just kept letting them smell him and now they all get along nicely.even with the baby trying to pull out hair and tails.
April 5th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
I have not had my baby around my own dog as obviously my baby is not yet born lol.
He is a west highland white terrier – apparently they are brilliant around children which is why my mother bought him when I was young. He has been brilliant with babies/toddlers/children all of his life. He is now 15 and is not liking it any more. He recently growled at my niece, she was trying to ride him like a horse and he is old and doesnt like it anymore!
He would not hurt the child, but you cannot risk a growl turn into anything more.
Dogs can turn just like that no matter how lovely they may seem. They are not human they are animals and do not think like us.
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April 5th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
I have a 1 year old basset hound who keep pretty active and a 5 year old english mastiff. Before the baby came, I had a baby doll from my older daughter that cries and giggles etc. We got this baby doll out and acted like it was a real baby 24/7 for a whole week, we let the dogs sniff it, but if they came too close to see the baby without asking, we would tell them NO. When we got home from the hospital, we went in the house first to see and play with the dogs to calm them down since they missed us before bringing the baby in. The basset was curious so we let him sniff at her feet but no closer. The mastiff did the same. The basset hated the baby crying in the middle of the night. When she would start crying, he would go to the door and whine to get out LOL, so he resorted to sleeping outside for the first couple weeks. The mastiff was very laid back and never cared about what was going on and still does not. We trained both dogs not to go around the baby unless called over. At night, our dogs used to have free roam of our bedroom to sleep where they wanted, but now we have gates across one corner so there is no chance of them jumping on the bassinet in the middle of the night and tipping it or anything. When the baby is on the floor the dogs ar out of the room, unless I am sitting right there with the baby. All in all they have adjusted very well. The basset now sleep through her crying at night and mastiff still does not care about anything that is going on, she is a gentle giant I guess. I was nervous too before hand, and it takes some time getting them used to it, but mine did get used to it. Congratulations!!
April 5th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
I have a chocolate labrador and a dogue de bordeaux (turner and hooch dog, also known as a french mastiff) and i was terrified when bringing home my baby daughter, now 19 months. Just because they are so big and haven’t been around many kids. I kept my daughter away to be honest for the first while and my husband used to take bits of clothing etc that she had been wearing to let them get used to her smell etc. Gradually when i got over the birth I would take her into the same room as the dogs and they were very good with her. Even now i don’t leave her alone with them, if i am going out the room i put the dogs in the kitchen just to seperate them because like other answers have said, you can never be sure and at the age she is now, i don’t trust my daughter not to do something to them as i’m always catching her giving them a sly slap here and there! I’d also like to add, be especially careful around dog feeding times because dogs can be very unpredictable how protective they are about their food and will fight to keep what is theres ie, possibly attacking the child if he/she unwittingly gets too close. My dogs will sometimes kick off at eachother occassionally over food therefore no way will i take any chance of my daughter being around that area.
April 6th, 2011 at 12:03 am
We have a two year old labrador staffy and a four month old pure bred blue american staffy.
The four month old obviously needed some coaching, he didn’t know what the baby was and would try and jump on me when I was holding him etc. The two year old is very trustworthy, loves children. I haven’t needed to separate them yet as they all do well. The puppy is good now, whenever the baby cries in his swing they both go over and sniff his hand and walk away, almost ‘checking on him’, it’s gorgeous.
I fell asleep on the couch the other day with bubs and when I woke up my puppy was laying up my body with his head resting on the babies legs staring at him. They’re incredibly gentle but I don’t leave them alone together, even when I do to goto bathroom etc they’re not interested, just play with each other.
We got the puppy for the labrador for some company, two weeks before I gave birth so they’re the best of friends and completely entertained.
April 6th, 2011 at 12:59 am
When we brought our daughter home, I called our dog onto the bed and let him sniff her while my husband scratched him and praised him for being a good dog. We did this until he tried to lick her one day, which we took as a sign of acceptance. We allowed him to lick her toed and legs but when he tried to lick her hands or face we told him no.
They are so attached now that when baby starts crying, he comes running to call us! Our daughter is now 8 months old and Raphael the dog knows exactly how he’s allowed to play with her. She does play rough sometimes, pulling hair etc, but he just licks her toes when she gets too rough.
April 6th, 2011 at 1:24 am
DOGS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (ESPECIALLY BABIES); DO NOT MIX. There are news reports of children being mauled on a regular basis. Dogs are still wild animals even the small ones, with animal instincts. Dogs view young children as prey. BE WARNED.