Dog and new born baby?worried first time mom

I was feeling a tad quilty about rehoming our dog til I realised how small everyone else's dogs are!!

Our dog, whom we rehomed, is 70lbs, a Rottweiler/Chow cross mongrel who can kill a cobra in 30 seconds! Quite a different consideration to a Pekingnese, Pomerian or even a Spaniel...... (I imagine by the time your baby is a toddler, he/she would be heavier than the dog!)

kcinhk, not sure how large your dog is, but again that needs to be taken into consideration.

Oh - I forgot another good point about having dogs and babies, when your baby is sitting in high chair and throwing food around, your dog can clean up the mess on the floor! :tongue:
 
There are lots of articles on the web regarding pets and babies. Personally I have my dog during my pregnancy and after my now 17 month old baby boy born. And my dog never has a problem with my baby

Of course we have to supervise them when they play with each other but research has indicated that there are medical benefits in having a baby raising up with a pet at home together, for instance, boosting the immune system, and also reduce the signs of allergies, especially asthma.

The key is to train the dog too. I certainly believe babeis and pets get along very well.

Please private message me if you need further assistance.
 
the two that are actually ours are mongrels, but one of them is a border collie/husky mix and is probably close to 55-60kg... the other one is a mongrel as well and is about 30kg

some of the others we've had in our care since my son was born:
chihuahua
cocker spaniel
bearded collie
rhodesian ridgeback(so big, it looks like it is half horse!)
and
inumerable labs and retrievers
 
i only wish! with my hips as bad as they are, i'm still carrying ALL of the baby weight, and i delivered 6 months ago!!!

i don't know if i should post them here, i don't have the owners permission, but you can check out our website:

http://www.dbdogdayz.com
 
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We were quite lucky as we got our dog as a puppy and put her through the SPCA puppy training course which includes a section on training them not to snap if someone goes near their food. And she is a Labrador and has a great temperament for children. Our baby (now 2 years old) loves her and feeds her food and the dog is fab at hoovering up all the food spillages that the baby makes.

We did watch carefully when the baby first came home but made a big thing of stroking the dog whilst holding the baby and my helper still took her out for long walks. My biggest concern was whether the baby would display any allergies to the dog (and cat) fur but thankfully that was OK.

For us it was probably easier as we live in a village house and the dog was never meant to go upstairs anyway so we have always had a baby gate at the bottom of the stairs. And the baby and the dog were never left together unattended. We try and keep the baby away from the dog now if she is sleeping and if the dog gets fed up with being pulled about she just gets up and walks away, although we are still aware of the potential dangers and try to make sure the baby doesn't try and ride the dog like a pony all the time.
 
on the "about us". the black one is bigger than he appears and at last weigh in was about 52 kg, if i remember correctly...hubby takes them to the vet, so i only get the second hand account

there is a photo of hubby with the rhodesian ridgeback sitting beside him and hubby holding a chihuahua. the ridgeback is huge, but an absolute teddy bear! we love him to death! too bad, we only get him when owners are away!
 
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