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Introducing baby #1 (canine) to baby #2 (human)

labluv
22 years ago

Our first baby is our very spoiled, much indulged, three year-old Labrador Retriever. Even before I knew I was pregnant, she did. She'd begun following me everywhere, and laying down with me whenever I took a nap.

To introduce her to the new baby, we plan to do the following:

-Bring home something that smells like the baby, before baby comes home, so that she can sniff

-I will come in the house first and play with her for about ten minutes before bringing baby in

-Everyone will be informed that they need to greet her when they come in the house

-I plan to continue to walk her by myself, without the baby

Anything else??? We will also make an effort to keep the baby/toddler from annoying her too much. I think that's one of the major problems people have---they let their kids torment their pets, and then wonder why the pets retaliate.

Oh, and instead of calling her the "baby" like we usually do, we've been calling her the "furbaby."

This may seem a little over the top, but she is an important part of our family.

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