Newborn ,2 year old and dog

[dawn96]

Man I’m a glutton for punishment,I’ve just agreed to take on my Mums dog. He’s relatively young and not very well trained. At least he’s a sight hound so he’ll be placid a lot of the day ,I didn’t want too at all but I do like him and didn’t want for him to go into a shelter or to a stranger ,The problem is my Mums partner walked out and moved far away ,She works 10 hours a day now to cover the house and bills she used to work part time and he used to work nights so the dogs would be looked after and taken out in the day ,With my mum being out the house for 11 hours of the day it was completely unfair on the dogs and they started fighting ,She’s rehomed the bigger one and kinda sprung the smaller one onto me ,I have to say I’m dreading it but I’m sure it’ll get easier 💩 I have kid sisters aged 8,8 and 5 and so I felt as though I couldn’t say no, they’ll be round often to visit him. I guess I’m just looking for stories of how having a toddler a newborn and a young big dog went ,Lord help us hahaha

I will add I am good with dogs ,I grew up with my Dad and we had 7 lurchers lol

You are a very kind person, and I am sure it will be fine. Your mum has enough on her plate with working such long hours and having three young children in her care. Taking the dog must be a huge relief for her at a very stressful time. I imagine your two year old will love having the dog, the baby won't care a hoot and the dog will give you an excuse for getting you all out of the house and not doing much cleaning!

The only problem I can see is if your mums situation changes later and she wants the dog back.......

You'll be absolutely fine. My toddler and our dog play together a lot which actually works out perfectly. Depends on their personalities but tbh it's great for kids to grow up around dogs anyways. I'm sure you'll be fine. Your mom has a lot on her place by the sounds of it.

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What a lovely daughter you are, hopefully the dog will fit in with your family and you will all have many long happy years together!

That makes me feel so much better ! I worry more for the dog than I do for us ,my toddler is going to want to get at him all the time she’s going to need lots of training 😅

Perhaps you could support her by paying for a dog walker for a few months while everything settles down and taking the dog some days on a weekend? In a few months when everything has settled down you can look at how this is working. It's a lot to take on and a lot of loss for your Mum and your sisters who will miss the dog.