When I was preg. with my first baby we had dog was OLD anyway he got him ready for the baby by roughing him up a little pulling on his tail, ears and grabbing his fur (not to hard) but as you know this is what babies do, Bucky was a lap dog and my baby would kick him from time to time and he would look at me like what is going on mom. At the hospital I wrapped my baby in a blanket and then had my husband bring it home for the dog to smell so he would know the baby's scent. Well when it was time to bring Ryan home he was so excited and wanted to check him out he loved him from the get go and wanted to shower him with kisses.
We enjoyed about 7 more years with him after that and he was around for baby #2 and very accepting of Gabriel as well. We had Bucky for about 15 years total he was my childhood dog.
Good luck with your new baby and your dog adjusting (and don't forget to give him attention and don't push him to the side) |