[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: help on introducing human baby to GSD

  • From: Luanne Crinklaw <silvermoongsds@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: MARNEETS1@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:32:22 -0700 (PDT)

What I di when Brad was born almost 13 ears ago was let our dogs be part of the 
whole experience from the time I started showing and the baby started moving. 
My Rhini used to lay beside me on the couch with her head on my stomach and 
when the baby moved she could feel him. She was part of painting and decorating 
his room to the point she had paint on her lol. She "helped" put up his crib 
and promptly declared that was her sleeping place. She "helped" in packing my 
bag and getting the car seat in the car, and just about everything else 
associated with baby. My husband went home after Brad was born to feed her and 
my Chow Chow and made sure he had the baby's smell on him. Then when we came 
home the next day I went in first to greet them and love on them and then my 
husband brought the baby in, we put Brad on the couch and let the dogs smell 
him and told them that he was part of the family now. I really think all the 
involvement they had with getting ready for baby helped as
 that first day they accepted him and infact Rhini was the best babysitter in 
the world. I could put Brad on the couch with pillows around him and tell Rhini 
to watch the baby and she would lay by the couch with her head on the edge and 
watch him. If he moved or cried she would come get me even though I wasn't far 
away. I would never leave him on the couch and like go take a shower but if I 
went to the kitchen or bathroom she would watch him. She continued to watch him 
till she felt he was gown enough not to warrant her constant supervision. I 
think he was about 7 or 8. She thought of him as her baby, he learned to crawl 
and walk with her help. If he was in theswing and it stopped she would nudge it 
to keep it swinging. 
  Sorry this is so long but my dogs are the best when it comes to kids.   

        Luanne Crinklaw
  Silvermoon German Shepherds
  Mesa, AZ
  Home of Chenoa's Kindred Spirit,aka Kolby 12 pts 1 major,(retired), Charan's 
I'm Here for the Party,aka Paris and Chenoa's Great Adventure,aka Rhini 
C.G.C.,Herding Instinct Tested ( waiting at the bridge )
  Proud Member of GSDCA 
  Signer Breeder's Code of Ethics
  Proud member of Last Hope Safe Haven 
   http://lasthopesafe haven.com.





       
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