[ SHOWGSD-L ] kids and GSD's, my story
- From: sheila lieberman <dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:06:02 -0700 (PDT)
We got Ari, a mutt GSD, one champion 3 generations back, and I will not name
the kennel. Anway, we took him from 2 toddlers who were pretty obviously not
treating him well. He never let anyone, including me, pull his tail!!!
So here we were a young couple planning to have kids. And a year and change
after getting Ari, Brian was born. We did as I posted to get him used to the
idea of a baby. But when Brian came into the house, Ari's face fell. He slunk
off after a good sniff and kept his distance. He was fine being walked with
the stroller, he even did a great sit stay next to the stroller so I could get
the poop, we lived in a townhouse community that needed to be picked up by more
than just me, but I had the biggest dog on the block. The day Brian took his
first step, Ari went into depression and stayed all the further away. Then on
top of that I added a second child, Jeffrey 20 months after Brian came to live
with us. Was I MAD?
We moved to a single family home and put up a swing set. When the kids would
go out the back to the swing set, Ari would not allow them out of the
house.......without him. The yard was not fenced, but Ari stayed as far from
the kids as he could, with him visible from the road. He did not eat grass,
which he did with me, till he puked if I was not paying attention, he chased
squirrels all he could, with me. But he just lied in the shade and watched the
boys. When they all came in, Ari went the other way every time. He greeted
them at the bus every day when they started school, at the end of the day. And
he went the other way as soon as we were in the house.
He did not like kids. But he knew they were part of the pack. He did not
like kids, but he would not let them play outside alone, until they started
leaving the yard to visit neighbors, then he stayed in.
He was a great dog who knew his job. He lived to 11 1/2 and died of kidney
failure after years of hypo throidism.
We still miss him 9 years later.
sheila
Fran Henry <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When my first grandson was born, my Kane was 6 and had never been socialized
with children. I reasoned that by the time the baby began to crawl and be
mobile, Kane would have had plenty of opportunity to become accustomed to
him.
And I was right. He would lie gazing at the baby in the playpen, and by the
time Pierson was crawling, he and Kane were buddies.
I really think dogs sense that the baby "belongs." When my second grandson
was born, my Luke would lie by that same playpen, and if Nathan would wake
and cry, Luke would come flying to find me.
I'd tell them not to worry. Just be sure the dog continues to get plenty of
love when baby comes, and maybe tell them that having a pet makes a child
less apt to have allergies!! First-time parents sometimes go a little nuts
over "clean."
Fran Henry
> I just received an e-mail from a couple that bought a puppy from me 9 years
> ago and they are having their first baby in July.
> Anyone have any suggestions on getting the dog prepped for the new addition?
> I guess they have bought a baby noise CD and carry a doll around and take
> it in and out of the crib. The baby is due in july. Any other ideas?
> Anita
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