Thanks for all the advice so far , greyhound comes home Wednesday!!!!! and I'm veering between excitement and terror ! We have 2 children , one 7 year old with ASD and one almost 2 year old oh and a cat 🙀. The greyhound trust have tested the little girl with a one year old child in a house ( she ignored her ) and a cat ( also ignored her ) so they deem her ok with children and cats . We have been recommended a crate so have managed to squeeze that into the living room and made it all den like and cosy . Have stairgates on every room so I can separate dog and children unless I am present and supervising interactions .
I just feel for the poor dog , she is coming from a quiet peaceful kennel into a noisy house and with sometimes screeching children !
Im desperate to not let the dog down and also keep my children safe with her .... have I missed anything 👀 please come and tell me your greys moved in and coped with your young children !
Not that I'm terribly nervous about all this !!! I think that's a good thing though .... possibly .. this is as bad as bringing our first newborn home !!!
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TheTillster · 02/03/2019 07:40
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