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Does anyone have a dog(s) to introduce to the baby?
I'm convinced my dog knows the baby is coming soon. He has been ROTTEN! I'm talking about running away, getting into the trash, destroying my stuff etc. He's been soo good for 3 weeks now (since I've been training to him walk off the leash and not use his kennel when I leave the house.) I don't know if my dog is just a **** or what. Someone else said their dog did the same right before their baby was born and then behaved soon after. I'm already nervous about introducing my 65 lb boxer to the baby... I don't need the added stress of him behaving.. he's almost TWO!
Am I alone in this?
Am I alone in this?
Man oh man..I have a 2 year old shitzhu/chihuahua named Furby...and he does not like babies! We've been trying to introduce him to other kids and to my one year old nephew but Furby gets scared and starts growling and runs away and comes back and growls and runs away. :( I don't know how he'll get used to the baby...I'll figure out a way...one step at a time!
That's too funny Magda! Marley has no aggression. Just is ROTTEN. I came home last night from a birthday dinner and he tore up a roll of toilet paper, a highlighter, and a pen. I now have ink on my carpet. He's almost TWO! It's just getting ridiculous! He TRIES his hardest to find ANYTHING to eat to get my attention. I even started clearing off the counters. He still manages to find something. I think I will go back to putting him in his kennel when I leave. I can't handle coming home to his messes everyday. It makes me INSANE!
Michelle, boxers are known for being very stubborn and very possessive. The stubbornness might be why you're having a hard time training him not to run off etc. They are bloody hard to train and don't take to it easily. And the possessiveness might be why he's acting up.
But boxers are equally known for being exceptionally good with children.
Our first boxer was six months old when he came to live with us. At that time, I was about 2 months old and my sister was a couple of years.
And our boxer was not trained AT ALL. In fact, he was pretty vicious ... with strangers at least. My mum was terrified of him until the first time she saw him plant himself between my sister and the swimming pool ... basically preventing her from falling in.
My mum never tires of telling us stories of the things we used to do to that poor dog as toddlers and how he'd lie there and deal with it. When he got TRULY fed up, he'd give a low growl and my mum would tell us to give him a break!
But boxers are equally known for being exceptionally good with children.
Our first boxer was six months old when he came to live with us. At that time, I was about 2 months old and my sister was a couple of years.
And our boxer was not trained AT ALL. In fact, he was pretty vicious ... with strangers at least. My mum was terrified of him until the first time she saw him plant himself between my sister and the swimming pool ... basically preventing her from falling in.
My mum never tires of telling us stories of the things we used to do to that poor dog as toddlers and how he'd lie there and deal with it. When he got TRULY fed up, he'd give a low growl and my mum would tell us to give him a break!
I hear you we have a 185 lb german shorthair, hes 11 yrs old and cranky doesnt usually like strangers Im worried how he will be with my soon to be grandson.
My hubbie will bring something home with the babies scent on it while I stay in the hospital. We also are getting our dog Whisky used to all the new baby bits in the house and also in the car (will be putting the car seat in so he is used to it before a baby is in it).
The other thing we were told is that when we come home for my hubbie to carry the baby and for me to come in and greet Whisky (as she will have missed me) then we will introduce the baby.
I also heard of putting a doggie treat bag near the door and getting all guests that come in to give the dog a treat so that they feel part of the visit rather than suddenly having all these strangers coming in. This will work great for us as Whisky loves doggie biscuits and will take it to her special treat eating mat so will leave the visitors to be able to spend time with us and the bub.
We will see how this goes. Haven't tried it yet.
The other thing we were told is that when we come home for my hubbie to carry the baby and for me to come in and greet Whisky (as she will have missed me) then we will introduce the baby.
I also heard of putting a doggie treat bag near the door and getting all guests that come in to give the dog a treat so that they feel part of the visit rather than suddenly having all these strangers coming in. This will work great for us as Whisky loves doggie biscuits and will take it to her special treat eating mat so will leave the visitors to be able to spend time with us and the bub.
We will see how this goes. Haven't tried it yet.
That's very interesting about bringing something home for him to smell first! I surprisingly haven't read that yet but it makes sense. I don't know how possible it will be for us though. We aren't having family in town right away so it will just be my husband and mw at the hospital and then all three of us coming home. I'll see what I can do though. My dog is a sniffing machine! I put clothes on in the morning and he jumps up to sniff me like I've been cheating on him.
I bought a shock collar yesterday. Mostly because he's almost two years old and is still misbehaving when it comes to not jumping and not running off. He has selective hearing when it's convenient for him. I had to chase him through the neighborhood yesterday morning. And he had been doing so well off his leash for 3 weeks! I have no experience with these collars, but from what I hear it only takes using it a couple times to make them learn. Wish me luck. I'm very nervous about it! I just won't have the time or patience to REtrain my dog when the baby gets here!!
I bought a shock collar yesterday. Mostly because he's almost two years old and is still misbehaving when it comes to not jumping and not running off. He has selective hearing when it's convenient for him. I had to chase him through the neighborhood yesterday morning. And he had been doing so well off his leash for 3 weeks! I have no experience with these collars, but from what I hear it only takes using it a couple times to make them learn. Wish me luck. I'm very nervous about it! I just won't have the time or patience to REtrain my dog when the baby gets here!!
yes, I'm with you 2 on introducing our lil' bundle of joy to our almost 100 pound 3 year old black lab! I really can't complain b/c he is a great dog we are very happy with him, he doesn't seem like the jealous type and I don't think he will be either. We do give him a lot of attention and as long as we continue to give him the attention (walks, swimming, running for the stick, etc.) I don't think he'll be jealous...at least I hope not.
I like the idea of bringing something home from the hospital with the scent of the baby, this is what we are planning on doing. Everytime someone comes home they'll bring an item with them for the dog to smell. In fact one of my friends said she did this and it worked out really well (they even brought a dirty diaper home for dog to smell) as soon as baby came home the dog just went up to the baby smelt him/her and laid back down.
I like the idea of bringing something home from the hospital with the scent of the baby, this is what we are planning on doing. Everytime someone comes home they'll bring an item with them for the dog to smell. In fact one of my friends said she did this and it worked out really well (they even brought a dirty diaper home for dog to smell) as soon as baby came home the dog just went up to the baby smelt him/her and laid back down.
aww!! yea we have a 170lb great dane that will soon be a big brother! he has been pretty good so far though and LOVES babies - at least my friends babies! We did have a female dog in the past and she was more the jealous type, and whenever we would get ready to move or anything big like that would start "acting out". I think he will be ok.. but time will tell! we are going to have our parents bring home a recieving blanket to him while we are in the hospital.. thats what the books say to do, though i'm not sure that he will understand what the heck that means!!! so not sure if we should just wait and introduce him to the smell when he meets her initially or have our parents bring a blanket home.. humm..but we do plan on taking him on lots of walks initially to keep him a little tuckered out! : )
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