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nataliemw · 09/07/2018 23:47

I am about to become a first time mum in September I stay with my parents, my boyfriend has his own house and me and baby are supposed to be moving in. (No issues there) He has a Staffie that has never been around anyone else other than him his twin and his gran let alone babies. I am allergic and scared of dogs and I have never been around her. He said in the past 3 weeks she has ripped the couch apart torn up his hall carpet and she has bitten her bed and ruined it. Does anyone know why this could and how he can stop this? I don't want to move my stuff in and baby's stuff in for it to get ruined. He said he would get rid of her even though it would kill but he's had her 11 years and I do not want him to do this! PLEASE LEND SOME ADVISE thank yous x

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AvocadosBeforeMortgages · 10/07/2018 01:18

There are several possible reasons. Can you give us some information on what her routine looks like, in particular
a) walks - frequency, length
b) when she is left alone in the house - frequency, length
c) playtime, toys in the house, mental stimulation - what does she have?
d) if she has always destroyed things, or if this is a recent change, and if so whether or not anything changed around the same time
e) if there's any pattern to her behaviour - for instance, does she destroy things when she's left in the house alone?
f) anything else you think might be relevant

You may need to speak to your boyfriend to get answers to these, but the answers will mean that people can provide some helpful information. Any solutions are, however, going to involve work - there are no magic wands in dog training.

You should, of course, remember that we're unqualified strangers from the Internet! If you'd like us to redirect you to someone who's well qualified, local, and can come and do a proper consultation, let us know.

Someone else will be able to give you appropriate information on introducing a dog and a baby (I've never done it) but it's good you're thinking about it now as it means you can prepare the dog - one example would be playing tracks of babies crying, quietly at first, and then turning up the volume over time to a more realistic level!

avamiah · 10/07/2018 01:26

I don’t think OP is on the thread ?

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