jelous pets?
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Topic: jelous pets?
Posted By: NewPhoenix
Subject: jelous pets?
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 10:29pm
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Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 10:33pm
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Hi Anthea, sorry I don't have any experience, but have you spoken with your local vet? ------------- Michelle http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 10:40pm
Hi Anthea, there are lots of things you can do to help prepare the dogs for the baby, I did a bit of research into that myself before our bubs arrived. There's a page with the basics http://www.best-dog-training-methods.com/articles/new-baby-with-dog.php - here - something I saw in a book was to get your partner to take home a dirty nappy for your dog to smell before baby arrives  .
Just make sure you start setting boundaries etc now, so your dog doesn't associate any loss of privileges (such as new no-go areas) with the arrival of bubs. It was slightly easy for us because our dog has never been allowed in the bedrooms. Our boxer has been lovely with JJ but he went through a phase where he kept trying to butt in while I was breastfeeding, I guess that's the only time my attention is completely focused on the baby. I was firm and consistent and we don't have that problem any more. ------------- 
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Posted By: NewPhoenix
Date Posted: 08 January 2009 at 11:16pm
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 8:13am
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A good thing to do also is rub a couple of cloth nappies or something similar all over bubs and get DH to bring them home. Put them around the house, in the dogs bed or favourite spots etc to get them used to the baby's smell.
Let the pets check out the baby's space but weegee is right in making sure you put the boundries in now or the dogs will associate the changes with the baby and that can cause jealousy. Don't make the fatal mistake that so many people do and not let the animals any where near the baby. So many people I know lock the dog outside after baby comes home and show the dog virtually no attention. You can't blame a dog for getting upset if that happens. Obviously you don't want to let the dogs give the baby a full body wash lol but they need to meet bubs otherwise they'll have no idea what's going on. It's really important to stay calm and relaxed when doing the intro's too as the dogs need to know that the baby is above them in the pack and that bubs is supposed to be there. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 9:04am
Good point Dana! One thing we did was we lay JJ down on a clean blanket on the floor when we came home and just let our dog sniff him all over. We were right there in case we needed to be, and a bit of dog slobber won't hurt bubs 
We have made sure that our dog is kept away from dirty nappies because apparently they like to take off with them wouldn't surprise me given how much they like to roll in cow manure!
Grossest moment here was when I was changing JJ on the floor, and had left Beans on his bed near where I was changing him. I got up to put the wet nappy in the nappy bucket so left the baby for maybe 5 seconds, and when I turned around the dog was licking the baby's balls! Apparently that's a good sign, just means that Beans thinks of JJ as a puppy, because that's what they do with their puppies, but still, ewwww. Beans gets put outside during nappy free time now!-------------
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 9:24am
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i, sorry but hahahahahahahahaha too funny ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 11:39am
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LOL! They can be little grot bags at times :) At least he would have been clean
Yep, most dogs are nappy bandits. It's just they way they are and there's no point getting up tight about it like i've seen some people. They yell at the dog for taking them but hey, it's a DOG! If people expect them to think like humans than they'll be sorely disappointed! Dogs clean up after kittens and cats too. Our dog is very much involved in our house and will continue to be. You are so right, dog slobber isn't going to hurt them and it's best they get used to it young lol. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: MrsH
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 12:26pm
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This is an interesting post because our dog (a bichon frise poodle cross) has always been our baby. She's very territorial and is frightened of strangers which is completely our fault because we got her when she was quite a few months old and we never really exposed her to lots of people of different ages.
I'm not too worried about how she will be with the baby once it comes along because she will get used to bubs eventually and won't see it as a threat. We just need to make sure she know's that she is at the bottom of the pack (whilst still making her part of the family). ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 1:56pm
| I confess, I thought it was going to be a while before I had a child so I'm very close with my fur-baby. He's a border collie x ?? and has always been with me since i got him at 4weeks old (they were going to put him down!) when i discovered I was pregnant i started encouraging him to sleep on the floor rather then on the chair or bed, I let him put his ear to my belly when ever he wanted (weird but he often would come and lay his head on my lap to listen to the movements), everytime i got something for baby I'd let him have a sniff before I put it away in the nursery. I made sure my partner fed him more often so he got used to taking food from somebody else. When baby arrived home, we stopped on the doorstep and let him have a sniff, and everytime we went anywhere I'd let him have a sniff and lick her feet on my way past. I also only let him in the lounge if the baby is in there so he associates her with good stuff, I'll feed him with her on my hip, she laughs at him and he adores her. As long as you treat the dog like baby has already arrived (time and space wise) then nothing will change when baby does finally get there. |
Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 1:58pm
| Oh, and in case you were wondering dog came before man (and before baby obviouly) and is really jealous of him (he's not allowed to touch me if the dog can see us) but no issues with baby! |
Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 2:43pm
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we have 2 fur babies, who really were our babies until the real baby came along. 1 pitbull and a bullmastiff x pit, so they arent the smallest dogs in the world.
But we just spent heaps of time getting them used to the new things that kept popping up, and DP took home a blanket while i was up at hospital. Also made them sleep on their couch everynight, where as before sometimes (most nights  ) they would sneak on to our bed. I was a little sad secretly, they love the couch now.
So far they havent really given a stuff about bren, they gave him a sniff and then walked off. Im just making sure they arent inside when they have a hypo fit and zoom around. |
Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 3:58pm
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I just went through my training files and found a couple of info sheets on the best way to introduce the baby etc. If anyone wants them, PM me your email addy and i'll send them to you. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 10:22pm
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sorry i admit I have skipped most of the replies..
I have heard of the bringing a blanket home that baby has been sleeping in home bfore baby so they can get the smell. We didn't do this though.. we already had kids so didn't think it would be too much of an issue... what we did do is when we got home we didn't tell out dog to go away etc... (hes a boxer and can get rather excited) and let him sniff Rhyley alot (but making sure he was gentle sstill) and for ages he actually left Rhyley alone and was not interested in him (until Rhylz started walking in fact) You might be supprised - although even though I totally trusted our dog there was this part of me who still kept a side eye on him...just incase. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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