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. --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================