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Home Baby!
When I got pregnant with my son, I didn't
realize how my first babies (my two dogs) were
going to lose their place in life. I figured once
I had the baby my dogs would have a little transition,
but we'd be back to normal doing our daily walks,
obedience classes, and our fun times that we had.
Boy was I in for a surpise! Hopefully this article
will help those of you expecting get your dogs
ready so the transition happens with as little
stress as possible.
Take advantage of your tiredness!
Most women feel the exhaustion of pregnancy
early on. This is a great time to cut out ALL
that exercise for your dog. Now I'm not saying
you shouldn't exercise your dog, but I am saying
that its time to start getting OUT of the routine.
You simply don't know how you are going to feel
when the baby comes and you don't know if you
will be able to do walks or run with your pup
like you used to. Try to think of activities you
can engage in after the baby comes. For example,
you know that for at least 4-6 weeks after you
have the baby you simply will NOT be allowed to
exercise. So maybe its time for someone else to
walk your dog if you have that option, or perhaps
you can start throwing a toy in the yard. Read
this article on exercise for your dog.
Rules Rules Rules
Think of what rules you might change with the
baby and start changing them now. For example,
if your dog was allowed to jump on the bed you
might want to reconsider that rule. Maybe teach
your dog to sit before jumping until you release
him, or asking him to not get on the bed at all.
Why? Imagine you are changing your babies diaper
on your bed, or laying your baby down while you
do something, then last thing you want is your
dog jumping up on the bed and perhaps hurting
your precious newborn.
Eating time
Another idea to lessen the stress is to start
varying when you feed your dog. I know first hand
that with a newborn things happen and that normal
7am feeding for the dogs just might not happen
until 10am. For a while after my first son came
the dogs would be going crazy wanting breakfast.
After a while they learned not to expect it until
I started moving their bowls.
Article written by Renee Premaza, Dip., CB,CCBT
Dog Obedience Trainer
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