New born and dogs!

[Melemmalemon]

Hi
I’m looking for a baby bouncer suitable from new born. However I have 2 dogs so thinking would like one quite high off the floor. Any suggestions or tips managing dogs with a newborn??
Thanks

I used an ingenuity baby swing as kept baby off of floor but at the dogs nose height so he could go and see her if he wanted to.

My dd loved it,and my dog used to just lie on the floor next to it

However much you love and trust your dog's, never leave your baby unattended with them.
Once we had a baby, I stopped our dog coming into one room of the house (keep the floor clean)
Ddog was a dream with the baby, but was always very closely supervised.

Baby bouncers are not a good idea with dogs, Dogs should never ever ever be left in the same room with the baby unless you are there. They should be well trained and you should be the clear pack leader, Do not fuss them to avoid jealousy, teach them from the beginn9ing they are in second place to the baby and should be sent away from you when you are feeding. Carefully handled it can work well but you have to think like a dog, and do not humanise your dogs. At first, the baby is not a human, but potential prey. Even nice dogs. The alien smell and movements can easily provoke a stress attack. Do research this with dog trainers and take advice about safe handling. I know a baby who had 100 puncture wound bites in his legs while in a baby bouncy chair, which by the way should never be put on a table. It is good you are asking the questions. There are issues about who goes through the door first, who eats first, does the dog sleep on the sofa/bed. All these things matter with babies and safety

I'm really sorry but that last comment makes me very sad and unhappy. As a dog trainer all of this dominance pack leader stuff is utter bs. But I am not going to get into a debate about that for the sake of the OP as that isn't what she asked.

Of course be sensible OP about working to get your dog used to having a new baby around and always take sensible precautions about baby not being left unattended etc. But please do not listen to that stuff about not fussing the dog or asserting dominance. It is incredibly outdated advice and absolutely totally not necessary if the dog is introduced in a sensible way to the baby.

Do you mean the bouncy chair things? I just got a cheap one from Argos. Have also got two ageing labs, I had to be careful where a put the bouncy chair as potentially a dog walking past could have tippled it over. The dogs have been very good and mainly ignore the now toddling child. The tails have been the problem as a strong wagging tail can whack said child round face. Toddler also drops food from high chair down to waiting dog. The other dog is toddlers favourite and frequently gets hand fed.
The dogs and child aren’t left unattended, they’re wormed very regularly now, for me it’s been a non issue. They are well trained well exercised easy going dogs.

I echo @Rosebud1302 comments.

Hi everyone thanks for your comments.
So absolutely agree and would never leave baby on his own with the dogs. I was thinking more from a practical point of view- I am 100% sure my doggies will adore the baby but worried about them trying to lick/ sniff him all the time if he is at floor level. We have quite an open plan house so difficult to dedicate one room. We have a large playpen ready which will be great however the idea of the bouncer was somewhere to pop him while getting on with stuff around the house that is portable. Maybe I should embrace a baby carrier! X

Hi OP. I have dogs and three children 5 and under.

1. What Rosebud said.
2. like you suggest, get a moby or similar and carry baby with you. We have the lounge gated off so dogs can't get in. To be honest this is for the welfare of the dogs as much as a safeguading measure. The dogs should be able to be free from little people grabbing at them etc.
3. never ever leave them alone.
4. plan now. Play baby noises from youtube, put routines in now you are likely to have (for example we changed our walk times, no way I was getting up at 6am for a dog walk!) Etc.
5. get a GOOD dog trainer who is accredited and have a session where they can advise early.

My children and dogs love each other and it is just lovely having the children growing up with them.

Good luck and take care.