Our dog will be almost 7 when we bring home our first baby in August. I wonder all the time how the transition will be for her.
How did your fur baby react when you brought your new baby home from the hospital? Did it go smoothly? Badly? Any tips?
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We have 2 dogs the oldest is 9
She was a little stand off wish when the baby cried and k would just tell her it is ok and let her have her space
She is IN love with the baby now
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We had three dogs- around 9,10, and 11 years old when we took E home. They really didn't care. So long as they could still snuggle us (they could) they were fine! They may have had a harder time when they were way younger though. Ps- they've been so great with her!!!! We lost Harley but the girls have enjoyed the free food. Love my puggies
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She was okay. Bea is very tolerant but she gets jealous of H.
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Our lab and shepherd mix were 7 when we brought baby home. They were more excited about all the new gear
There was zero interest in baby until he started eating solids and they realized he was a food source. They tolerate him fine, but it's not the loving situation I had hoped for with them.
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Following! We adopted our dog last year and my toddler and him are bff's but I'm wondering how he'll deal with a newborn.
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Smooth as could be.
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Very protective and loving. However he did start pooping in the house for awhile.
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He was seven years old when we brought baby home. He has done just awesome, no trouble at all.
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Our dog was 8 - she was fine - at 1st she was interested but then I think she thought he was annoying - if he cried she would get up and go in the other room
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My jack Russell chihuahua mix didn't really care about the baby at first and my German shepherd was a little too concerned about what she was.
8 months later they've switched. Little dog is weary of the now mobile baby and the German could care less now that he's realized she's part of the family.
I would suggest being super careful and on alert anytime baby is around animals. I'd rather be overly cautious than regret not having been.
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our 2 pugs were around 7 as well. we didn't do much to prepare them. i mean, they saw us setting up the nursery and baby stuff, and we tried walking them with the empty stroller once (that was a fail). they barked the first couple of nights every time LO cried, which was annoying, but then they stopped. actually one of them would always hear my LO for MOTN wakings first, which would wake me up. then she'd come sit on the nursery floor while i was nursing. everyone seemed to handle it well.
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Wow im very encouraged hearing that most everyone's dogs didn't really care too much lol. We brought our dog on a friend wknd trip last wknd and there was a baby there. She didn't seem too interested either, and even let the baby pet her!
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We had my MIL bring a blanket that T had used. Put her down on the floor in her car seat. They gave her a quick sniff. One is 12- a Shepard mix, and one is 6 she's an Aussie. Our older dog whines when she cries. He will lick her feet when he can. Lucky sleeps in her room (the babe is still in our room) and will lie on the baby gym mat with her. She's only 3 months but it's going well. We don't leave her unattended with them.
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Our dog is younger but he loves DS and included him in his pack from the get-go. We set it up so that he "found" DS in the house so that the dog knew that DS was a part of us. Also, while we were still in the hospital, my parents brought Bodie (our dog) DS's blanket that he was wrapped in and a hat so that Bodie could get used to his smell.
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The first 24 hours she was not a fan (barked/whined whenever DS cried), but after that initial adjustment, she has been great!
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My dog mostly ignored the new baby- even to the extent of turning her head in the opposite direction when sitting near her. She never bothered the baby though, so that part was good.
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My little fur baby was about 1 1/2 when LO came home. He ignored me for 3 weeks (I think he was upset about the chaos surrounding labor and he got forgotten for an evening and wasn't able to go out) it really upset me (hormones?) I felt so guilty, but we made sure dog got some 1:1 time too.
he was obsessed with licking the baby when he was small and I had to watch that he didn't give too much love. They had a rough patch together when also was first mobile buy now that LO is 1 1/2 and dog is 3, they are bffs. They play all day long and when one isn't home they mope around.
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He mostly ignored DD. He would kinda whine if she was crying, and the dog would follow me around a lot while i was holding her.
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Thanks ladies!
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Our dog is 9 and he is a handful. When we brought DS home, he hid from us for a few days and pouted. It was the most depressing thing I have ever seen. He wouldn't look at me at all or come anywhere near the baby.
Now, 5 months later, he is still wary of the baby but is starting to go near him more. He does well for an older dog getting used to a huge life change. The only advice I have is to try to give the dog a little one on one time each day after baby comes home. It's hard, but it made all the difference for us (he has behavioral issues, though, so I knew I couldn't ignore him).
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He totally ignored it, both times! Acted like nothing had changed.
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My dogs could not have cared less when we brought the baby home. It was when she got old enough to chase them around that they had to learn how to cope. My daughter is almost 4 and has taken quite the interest in bossing them around, so it's an ongoing process.
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My dog turned 9 a month after we brought DD home. She was totally fine, just curious, wanting to sniff everything. She has been totally neglected by us and gets yelled at more often but she has taken everything in stride! She lets DD pet her and she loves to lick her.
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Our dog mostly ignores the baby... but makes sure he is close by at all times so maybe he does care about LO? LO is obsessed with trying to pet him, but the dog wants none of that.
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I think at first she didn't care all that much. There was a lot going on because my parents were here to help and they brought their dog who is my dog's BFF.
The only thing I regret, is that a few weeks after we brought home DS, the vet convinced me we were feeding the dog too much and told us to cut her food in half. I tried doing it gradually, but she kinda went nuts and started chewing everything in the house that tasted like milk. Which of course, EVERYTHING was covered in milk. I couldn't leave burp cloths or blankets around, and she'd lick the boppies to death if I left them in her reach. After a few weeks we gave up and went back to her normal amount of food. I don't care if she's a couple pounds overweight, my sanity couldn't take it any more.
Now, at 1.5 years, they totally act like siblings. If one gets attention, the other one wants it too. DS loves to throw the ball for her and he knows exactly which toys are hers. Every so often he'll pick one up and bring it to her. And if she loses a toy under a piece of furniture, he tries to help her get it and then they both look at me pathetically until I rescue it, lol. She's also very tolerant of him, which is a must in a dog for us.
There was zero interest in baby until he started eating solids and they realized he was a food source. They tolerate him fine, but it's not the loving situation I had hoped for with them.
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