But if he had been, then retraining and managing a small dog of a breed that learns fast really should not be beyond the wit of two adult human beings. If your family included a toddler that tried to hurt your baby, you would not react to that by demanding a children's charity come and take the toddler away!
You wouldn' believe how many people asked us what we were going to do about the cats whilst I was pregnant.
Did we have any problems? No. The cats adapted almost immediately and were much better with the children than vice versa. Before long, one would turn up when I was breasfeeding because he knew I wasn't going anywhere for a while, and he would get a nice long fussing session.
People planning a family need to take everything into account, including what to do about existing pets. Even with unplanned pregnancies there is still usually a period of several months in which to work out how you will deal with the new arrival.
Got a dog which likes nice long walks? Get a sling or all terrain pushchair and take the baby with you. If nothing else, getting out of the house when you are at home with a young baby and cabin fever is a great idea.
That's what I would have thought (about the dog). And he's really ball-focussed, so if they didn't want to walk miles, they could take dog and baby somewhere and just fling balls, too.
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But if he had been, then retraining and managing a small dog of a breed that learns fast really should not be beyond the wit of two adult human beings. If your family included a toddler that tried to hurt your baby, you would not react to that by demanding a children's charity come and take the toddler away!
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Did we have any problems? No. The cats adapted almost immediately and were much better with the children than vice versa. Before long, one would turn up when I was breasfeeding because he knew I wasn't going anywhere for a while, and he would get a nice long fussing session.
People planning a family need to take everything into account, including what to do about existing pets. Even with unplanned pregnancies there is still usually a period of several months in which to work out how you will deal with the new arrival.
Got a dog which likes nice long walks? Get a sling or all terrain pushchair and take the baby with you. If nothing else, getting out of the house when you are at home with a young baby and cabin fever is a great idea.
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