Puppy before or after baby?

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I have the opportunity to get a puppy of the breed, color, and gender my SO and I both want. Kicker is I'm 31 weeks pregnant. My SO is sceptical about taking on a puppy right now before the baby. Personally I think it would be better to do it before while I have the time to potty train and give her the attention she needs to train her in other ways. I'm very experienced with dogs and the breed we would be getting and I'm home a lot now that I have greatly slowed down at work. What do you ladies think?

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The puppy will still be young and basically a puppy once your baby is born. I personally would just wait a while after your baby is born, you’ll be so exhausted with a newborn you won’t have time for that puppy or the energy.

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My mom got a puppy a month before I was born and that dog 8 years later literally saved my life from another dog that attacked me. We were like soul buddies. Everywhere I went she went too. When I was a baby she would let me crawl all over her and sleep on her. She loved me like I was her own pup. If you have experience with dogs and that particular breed you could potentially have it house trained by the time you have baby and the connection your new pup and baby would have together would be the most Incredible bond.

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I have a 2 month old and can’t imagine having a puppy as well 😂

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I would say after so you can spend time with both. We adopted a 8 month old puppy (Labrador retriever) a little
Over a month before my son was born and she growled at my son the day we brought him home from the hospital. We thought she needed to adjust and ended up having to gate her in our kitchen, she growled at home everyday and tried to bite him if we brought him near her for her to smell him. This happened for over a week. My Husband had brought her back to the shelter and when they asked why we explained what happened and they put her down. :/

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I'm 32 weeks pregnant and looking into adopting another dog (though not a puppy) as a companion for my ridgeback. I'm definitely waiting until after the baby is here.

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Bad idea.
Firstly, adopt don't shop and get an older dog. Get a dog around 3 years and they'll be house trained and calmer and a better fit. 
I'm speaking for experience. I had a roommate when I was pregnant with my first and she got puppies a week before I gave birth. Omg I wanted to kill them they were so annoying and I loveeeee animals. Barking all night long and whining. They needed to go outside to the bathroom every hour or so. They're like babies. They wake up all night and are into everything. When you're sleep deprived with a newborn, the last thing you want to deal with is a puppy. And they eventually got house trained but they tore our carpet and got into everything and puppies behave like this for up to 2 years.

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I grew up with a dog she was 11 months older than me (parents were told they couldn’t have kids, got a dog and ended up pregnant the next month) it was great for me and training the dog was easy because she grew up on my routine

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My husband and I rescued an approximately 3 year old pup at the end of June. I’m due this month. To be honest with you, I can’t even imagine having gotten a puppy even that far out. Luckily, we ended up with the sweetest, calmest, house broken and most low maintenance dog in the world. But he could have turned out with any personality after finally settling in. If that weren’t the case, we’d be in some serious trouble. Puppies are a lot of work on their own nevermind with a newborn. Only you and your husband know how much your capable of though. Just keep in mind you’ll be changing diapers and puppy pads on top of it 🙃 Good luck to you all with whatever you decide!

Puppy before or after baby?

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