Just wondering if anyone has any experience of preparing their dog for the arrival of baby! We have a 5 year old Goldendoodle who we (or I) have babied quite a lot - he's not overly spoilt but he does get cuddles on the sofa/on the bed when he's been a good boy, and as the only dog/pet in the house he has been used to getting lots of fuss and attention.
I'm 16+4 weeks pregnant and just starting to think about things we can do to slowly introduce baby to him so it's not a massive shock when he/she arrives. My auntie said that every time they bought things for their baby they showed it to the dog and let him sniff it and get used to the smell etc, that way all the things and smells when baby did actually arrive wouldn't be a shock to him. I think we will do the same thing once we start buying things and once we start decorating the nursery and building furniture etc he will know that something is changing.
He can be quite hyper and still thinks he's a puppy sometimes, which is what we love about him as he has lots of character, but I'm hoping that the arrival of baby will make him calm down a bit. Having said that I don't want him to feel pushed out and completely go into himself - we would both love for him to be very involved with family life and the thought of potentially having to re-home if things really don't work out breaks my heart (though I'm sure it won't come to that).
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!
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itallhappensforareason · 26/03/2018 10:13
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