[Cirlonde]

Okay...so this might sound bad but hear me out...

I have the opposite concern. What if after I have a child, I love the dog more than the kid!?! I don't mean the general every day kind of love, but the bad days kind of love. You know, the kid grows up and gets a mouth and back talks me or won't mind or whatever. And then I look at Chloe who is so sweet and well behaved and snuggly.... I worry about that.

Back on subject, my cousin has two kids and a female schnauzer. She'd had the schnauzer for several years before she had the first baby. Her first child was a boy and the schnauzer didn't much care for him. Well, my cousin was telling me that, of course, kinda made her resent the dog a bit. Then about eight months ago, she had a little girl. The schnauzer fell in love with this baby, watched over her protectively; total 180 from her behavior with the boy. All of a sudden, she's back in my cousin's good graces. I share because that's really the only story I have about puppy parents having kids.
-C