How did you guys get your fur baby ready for baby?

Question

I have a pomeranian Chihuahua.  His name is Richard and i love him sooo much...lately he has become very possessive and aggressive. Ive heard that playing baby noises...washing with the baby soap and letting him get used to all the baby equipment around...it seems like its not working.  Ive had him since he was 6 weeks and he will be 4 next month...i dont wanna have to leave him with my mom! 😭😭😭😭

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With my first pregnancy, I was a single mom with 130lbs dog that was very protective over me, so you can imagine I was worried. I did a ton of research and ended up following these steps.

When I left for the hospital, I made site I was the only one he could smell and say goodbye to. When I came home, I walked in the house by myself WITHOUT the baby and let him smell me. According to a dog trainer, they can tell everything is different just by smelling you. Then, I brought the baby inside and let him smell her. He immediately was fine and moved on, showing little interest which is exactly what was supposed to happen. I never left him alone with her, ever. Just to be safe and they grew together for 6 years as best friends before he passed. I'm planning to do the same steps this time too.

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Do not allow your dog to be possessive or agressive!!! It leads to bad behavior down the line. If they do, a firm and immediate no and make them leave the area. Too many people think this is cute until the child gets bit because its possessive over you.

I'm currently training my dog to retrieve a diaper for me. I'm teaching her to seek out the scent right now, then I'll work on the retrieving part. It gives her a job to do and she feels important!!!

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We have a chihuahua terrier mix named rogue. She is 4 years old, 7lbs and very, very attached to her mama. She tends to be pretty mellow and not interested in other dogs/animals, but she's always been decent with other people and smaller children. Our vet suggested that given rogue's personality we allow her to find our baby, instead of us introducing them. The plan is that when we bring baby home, we make sure rogue is out in the yard and leave baby in her car seat carrier for rogue to find when she is brought back in the house. It seemed unorthodox, but our vet is confident that rogue will feel less threatened than if we come home exhibiting protective body language toward the baby. In the "rogue finds baby" scenario, our vet says we are allowing her to essentially feel an obligation/protection over the baby since she's the one finding baby and alerting us to this new little creature in our home. When we praise rogue for finding the baby and being gentle, she will more readily accept the baby into the "pack" so to speak. Obviously, rogue is on a leash in this instance, but I'm curious to see how it works for us.

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We have been putting things out like you said - the swing we will turn on for 10 minutes with the sound. Or we will put the play mat down and make sure they stay off of it. The next step is the boppy on the couch. When that is there, they cannot get up on the couch. Trying to teach them rank with the baby being before them. It's going to be hard because they are my fur babies as we didn't think we were ever going to have kids but they will be 4 and 5 years old when the baby comes. Our girl is being more protective - watching where I go all the time and laying with me. Our boy has always been a mom's boy but I can tell he is sensing something is going on. Good luck! I think teaching them the earlier the better.

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They say dogs can hear the heart beat of a growing baby. He's been your baby for 4 years. It's a big adjustment for him. There isn't a lot you can do now other than give him attention and love on him a little extra. Being around baby stuff could help. Once baby arrives send baby items home. Like the blanket baby was wrapped in all night for him to smell and get used to.

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My kitty and dog are way too ready before me. 😆 I do love them to death and thinking about divided attention scares me..But whenever I see them being so over protective of me, It somehow makes me feel better.

How did you guys get your fur baby ready for baby?

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