Originally Posted by ARCHIE (Post 2838662)

It all depends on the dog. My daughter's MinPin Epcot was so spitefull
after my granddaughter's birth my daughter turned him over to his
other grandparent's to raise. We all felt so bad but this little stinker
would go into the nursery and empty out all the baskets of clothing
in the changeing table, drag socks under my daughter's king size
bed so she could not reach them, chew up the baby's toys, go in the
hamper and chew up clothes and pee and poop in the spare room.
He was three at the time and they had him since he was 10wks. He was
king and now a little princess was in the house and he would not accept
it. Today he's 12 and when he comes, maybe 2 times a month, he
ignores the two kids and sitn my lap giving me kisses. He's a
big people dog it seems. He never touches the kids but just ignores
them.

Originally Posted by Erin (Post 2838554)

It will be OK :) If anything, work on training them so that you can give them verbal commands when you are otherwise busy. Mine practically understand complete sentences because I talk to them so much, in "their" language (words they know) Practice POLITELY taking treats, NOT stealing food, not begging, being quiet, etc. My husband works from home and Loki knows he is NOT allowed to bark downstairs. He does it, but usually first his eyes will bulge out and he will huff and puff under his breath like "I NEEEEED TO BARK!!" and he will bark if like, someone rings the doorbell and he can't contain himself but he knows he can't bark at every person that walks by on the sidewalk. Trust me, that took his entire life to teach him. :D

Sam loves kids so I'm not worried about her except that she will demand more attention, LOL. Loki I was worried about until recently. Loki is afraid of other dogs. Our neighbor's dog got out while they weren't home recently and he came over here and hung out with us all day. A different day he came over for the evening because they were at a wedding. Just after those two times, Loki no longer barks at Bear and when they meet on the street they actually sniff and greet each other like they are friends. You could just see in his body language, that he realized Bear was here to stay and he couldn't do anything about it. He did the same thing when we got Sam. At first he was like "WHAT? You got another dog? And she's going to LIVE HERE???" and after like 3 days he was like, OK FINE! And a few days later they were sharing a bully stick (his prized possession LOL)

So the moral of the story is, you know your dogs. If they go to a new place, do they adjust after a few hours? Mine only freak out if they think we are going to leave them. They do great when people come to OUR house (especially their favorite people!) so I'm really not concerned. Loki is sitting next to me right now. The only thing that might change is he might go sleep under a crib instead of next to me :D

Originally Posted by Mommyof3 (Post 2838688)

HAHAHA I'm sure glad my girls are tiny! maybe the chewing on toys and hiding socks will happen, and quite possibly the pooing and peeing on the floor:rolleyes: but they good to know they wont be able to knock stuff over. hehe However, I hope that they don't ignore her =( I want us all to be one big happy family...I'm going to do everything I can to try to make it that way...:D

Originally Posted by TatumsMom (Post 2838579)

We had a five year old toy poodle when our first daughter was born. He was my everything and I was his. ;) When we brought the baby home, we laid her down on a blanket and let Dax sniff and lick her all over. Once he did that, he was good. I think the more you try to keep them away from the baby, the more problems you'll have. Where you get into problems is when you stop giving the dogs the attention they are used to - that could cause more jealousy. Of course you won't have AS MUCH time for them but be generous with the time you can give them and that should help.

I've also heard that if you'll bring a blanket home that the baby has been swaddled in at the hospital maybe the day before you actually bring the baby home, then the dogs can sniff it and get used to the baby's scent. Didn't try that but I hear it helps.

Originally Posted by joeyandtanksmom (Post 2838167)

I am not a mom to human babies yet, but I think you should be fine! Just introduce (or have your husband do it) something to the dogs with the baby's scent on it, so they can smell the baby before it actually shows up at home. Make interaction with the baby a positive thing, and let your furbabies know that you still love them, and that the baby is a good thing! This is what I plan on doing when my husband and I are eventually able to have children (we have been having issues conceiving for 11 months - I have PCOS), and I've heard that those things will help make the transition for both you and your furbabies much smoother. Good luck to you!

Originally Posted by ARCHIE (Post 2838707)

I know what you mean. Hopefully Yorkies have different personalities.
Buddy loves the kids and I enjoy watching them play together.
But Epcot, no way. He's a big people furbaby.

Originally Posted by Blessed (Post 2838637)

First off, you're furbabies already know what's happening and that a new addition is comming soon. They have a greater advantage than us with not only instinct, but with heightened smell.

It's like this, you come home with a nice juicy burger w/the works, they go wild because they are overwhelmed by ALL the individual smells. They don't smell the burger as a whole like we do, they smell each and every different component to that burger, meat, each spice, onions, tomato, baccon, cheese, catsup, mayo, pickles, and bun! That is why they get so excited, they are bombarded with all these wonderful smells...LOL

So you have an advantage, you're furbabies already know:lightbulb you're preggy and have accepted that fact. You can involve them by teaching them how to be caregivers too, like fetching diapers, wipes, burp rags, blankies, and so on. :angelyork You have so many little helpers that are more than willing to help out, it's never too late to teach a new duty to our babies.:angel2dl: My friend even taught her babies to "find the binkie" which came in handy as those are always getting lost...LOL :thumbs26:
:congrats: on you're new addidion, keep us updated!

Originally Posted by luvfla (Post 2837545)

YES...send them to me!!!!!

But really...remember the new baby is another member of your "pack". Introductions & patience...honey...don't stress you'll do just fine.

I know, y'all will think I'm nuts but...talk to your babiez about their skin brother. let them sniff you, if possible, let them feel him kick & move...they'll get it.

Originally Posted by lovespandp (Post 2840914)

Sorry if anyone gets the furkids its me.. THE AUNTIE hehe :D

Originally Posted by Jeri Cunningham (Post 2840937)

Our granddaughter and all of my yorkies do well together. Kayla and Arianna are growing up together as they are a month apart. Our big guy Teddy will start to jump up and Arianna say in a deep voice "DOWN TEDDY" It is so cute. All my fur babies love babies and kids of all ages. It just takes patience and time for them to adjust.
Arianna is now two and can name all the dogs and they mind her the same as they do me.

Originally Posted by Britster (Post 2841116)

When my mom was pregnant with my little sister, their dog Carmen was very protective
over my mother. Once the baby was born, she became very protective of my sister. When
we had people coming over to visit her as a newborn, Carmen wouldn't leave her side. It was
amazing. Once my sister got a bit older, walking & talking, Carmen didn't like her as much LOL,
but she always tolerated her and would even give her kisses.