Hi everyone
Desperate for some advice as I feel so sad about this.
Our boy is an 8 year old sprocker spaniel, he is well trained and has a great temperament.
When we got him at 10 weeks old, we had written off ever being able to have children as I suffered recurrent miscarriages.
DDog has been my best friend for 8 years, he's licked my tears, cuddled up to me on sleepless nights on the sofa, helped my mental health by just getting outdoors with him.
Somehow by some miracle, we managed to have beautiful DD who is now 5 months and DDog has been what I can only describe as "not himself" since.
He's still the same old cuddly, patient, friendly dog but there is a certain sadness about him. He's not interested in playing with his toys anymore, he knows them by name and used to bring me them to play tug of war or I'd throw them for him to catch, he doesn't eat as much anymore and in the evening, he no longer comes and lays with us on the sofa. He lays by babies cot until we go to bed then he will go in his bed.
He seems to mope around, I've had him checked over 2 times by vet and had blood work and urine sample done, he's perfectly healthy.
He isn't interested in my DH or I anymore apart from when we have a treat for him or we go for a walk. The only time he is interested is when we are doing something with baby, feeding, playing, changing her nappy or cuddling means he is wherever we are trying to push his nose in and jump on us whilst we are with her.
Nothing about his routine has changed, he still has his usual 2 hour off lead walk a day split into two. I take him with baby in the morning and DH takes him late afternoon/early evening when he is home from work.
Is it jealousy? Is he protective? I just want him to be his happy self again!