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11-Month Old Baby, Any Problems with Getting a Puppy
My wife, 11-month old daughter, and I just moved from a condo to a
house with fenced yard. We delayed getting a puppy in the condo, since we did not have a yard and thought it wouldn't be fair to the puppy to have a readily accessable outdoor place for the dog to play. One of our concerns is we don't know if we should buy a puppy while our daughter is still so young. Should we should wait another a year or so. Does anyone have any experience with introducing puppies into a home with a baby? We're looking at Labrador Retrievers, which are very friendly dogs. I assume there shouldn't be too many problems, but would love to hear others' experiences. Thanks, - Dave |
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11-Month Old Baby, Any Problems with Getting a Puppy
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, wrote: Should we should wait another a year or so. Does anyone have any experience with introducing puppies into a home with a baby? Existing dogs with babies are generally great. A new puppy is a recipe for a ton of work. I used to do in home daycare along with puppy sitting, fostering and raising. Talk about exhausting! Toilet training the child before having to housebreak a puppy is a REALLY good thing. So is having the child old enough to take direction well, not be knocked over easily, and not be seen as a chew toy. An adult dog is a better choice than a puppy. I *do* understand the desire for a puppy, but keep in mind that baby toys and puppy toys are very similar and a lot of work needs to be done to differentiate. Puppies are very oral and diapers are very appealing. Puppies use their mouths a lot (especially a retriever puppy) and baby skin can be easily damaged. You'll be in teaching mode 24/7 between baby and puppy. Is a parent home during the day? If so, the day will NOT have much down time. Are both parents working and the kid in daycare? How will there be time for child AND puppy once home? Will there be daycare for the puppy too? There are a huge number of considerations. Think very seriously about your ability to commit TIME, not just space, before embarking on adding a puppy. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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11-Month Old Baby, Any Problems with Getting a Puppy
wrote in message ... My wife, 11-month old daughter, and I just moved from a condo to a house with fenced yard. We delayed getting a puppy in the condo, since we did not have a yard and thought it wouldn't be fair to the puppy to have a readily accessable outdoor place for the dog to play. One of our concerns is we don't know if we should buy a puppy while our daughter is still so young. Should we should wait another a year or so. Does anyone have any experience with introducing puppies into a home with a baby? We're looking at Labrador Retrievers, which are very friendly dogs. I assume there shouldn't be too many problems, but would love to hear others' experiences. Our daughter was adopted from China at 11 months into a house of three dogs. As the subordinate "pack member" we had to watch her VERY carefully and work VERY diligently on teaching both to leave food dishes, toys alone while helping the dogs to transition to the idea that she was a person and not a dog. Frankly, right now as new parents you need a puppy like you need an newborn. Not that it can't be don't, but unless your wife is a stay at home mother and a dog person, you are in for a ton of work. Maybe you are up for it, but if it were me, I'd wait a few years until your child is toilet trained. Then I would consider adopting a dog from the shelter. JMO. Kind regards, (the)duckster |
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11-Month Old Baby, Any Problems with Getting a Puppy
(the)duckster wrote:
unless your wife is a stay at home mother and a dog person, you are in for a ton of work. Maybe Dave is a stay at home dad. It's been known to happen. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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11-Month Old Baby, Any Problems with Getting a Puppy
"Shelly" wrote in message ... (the)duckster wrote: unless your wife is a stay at home mother and a dog person, you are in for a ton of work. Maybe Dave is a stay at home dad. It's been known to happen. Or grandma. Cousin Igor, the next door neighbor. Doesn't matter as long as someone is there to monitor both dog and child. In our case, having worked at home for years, I was the stay at home by default. I have fond memories of the original three pack, Teddy, Hadji, Jessica and then little Guo all packed into my office curled up in a pile asleep on the floor. One of the side benefits about lying down with dogs is to this day the kid doesn't suffer from allergy one. She's also a total animal lover which the world certainly could use a few more of. ThreePackTakeTwo absolutely love her. Kind regards, (the)duckster |
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11-Month Old Baby, Any Problems with Getting a Puppy
(the)duckster wrote:
Doesn't matter as long as someone is there to monitor both dog and child. It was your assumption about Dave's domestic arrangements that I was questioning. One of the side benefits about lying down with dogs is to this day the kid doesn't suffer from allergy one. I've heard that, but I'm not convinced it's necessarily true. I was raised with both cats and dogs and developed significant allergies--to pets as well as mold, dust, pollen, and some foods--as an adult. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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11-Month Old Baby, Any Problems with Getting a Puppy
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Shelly wrote: One of the side benefits about lying down with dogs is to this day the kid doesn't suffer from allergy one. I've heard that, but I'm not convinced it's necessarily true. I was raised with both cats and dogs and developed significant allergies--to pets as well as mold, dust, pollen, and some foods--as an adult. Hmmmmm - I've been holding the belief that being deprived of pets as a child is the reason for my horrendous allergy problems! Not really. I think it is more a matter of genetics as well as where I live. Oh well, that's what they made good medicine for! I've been on Xolair for a few years now, and the difference is quite remarkable. It is expensive (for my insurance company) as all get out, and is not the most comfortable medicine to get (3 big needles ever 2 weeks), but well worth it all for the health benefit! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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11-Month Old Baby, Any Problems with Getting a Puppy
"Shelly" wrote in message ... (the)duckster wrote: Doesn't matter as long as someone is there to monitor both dog and child. It was your assumption about Dave's domestic arrangements that I was questioning. Just a figure of speech. I'm personally very liberated about child care arrangements as long as there is a responsible human in charge. One of the side benefits about lying down with dogs is to this day the kid doesn't suffer from allergy one. I've heard that, but I'm not convinced it's necessarily true. I was raised with both cats and dogs and developed significant allergies--to pets as well as mold, dust, pollen, and some foods--as an adult. You are correct. The research on kids raised with animals suffering less from allergies is anecdotal as far as I know. However, at least in the case of my daughter it seems to be true. I make this assumption knowing many native born Chinese along with their American born kids living in this area (who would prefer eating a dog to owning one), who suffer horribly from allergens born by pet dander. Many can't even walk through my house without their eyes swelling and starting to sneeze. And I keep a pretty clean house. Kind regards, (the)duckster -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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11-Month Old Baby, Any Problems with Getting a Puppy
On May 7, 5:15*pm, wrote:
My wife, 11-month old daughter, and I just moved from a condo to a house with fenced yard. We delayed getting a puppy in the condo, since we did not have a yard and thought it wouldn't be fair to the puppy to have a readily accessable outdoor place for the dog to play. One of our concerns is we don't know if we should buy a puppy while our daughter is still so young. Should we should wait another a year or so. Does anyone have any experience with introducing puppies into a home with a baby? We're looking at Labrador Retrievers, which are very friendly dogs. I assume there shouldn't be too many problems, but would love to hear others' experiences. Thanks, - Dave Hi Dave, We have always had a dog (s) in the house, even when we had our son. If you love dogs anything can be done. I think puppies are more work than a baby and puppies grow up faster than babies. If you are going to get a puppy, this is the right time of year. You will have to take the pup out during the night for awhile till the pup can make it through the night. You may have just gotten over or soon, the getting up with your daughter every night. There may be crying and howling at night till your new pup settles in. Will you or your wife get up during the night with the puppy? Figure that out before you bring your puppy home. Puppies love toys, be careful with some of the toys your daughter has. Some stuffed animals have wire in them and the puppies could swallow it. As your puppy grows they are nippy (mouthing) and do jump on people and kids. Your daughter may not like that at first most kids don't. I can go on forever with puppy antics. They are a lot of work. But, I'll never forget walking in to my son's room, he was maybe 6 or 7, and had gotten in trouble for so stupid thing. There he and his dog (Cupcake his Golden Retriever) sat. Our son's arm around his dog having that heart to heart talk. They were best friends, where ever one when the other was there. I truly believe they were kinder souls. Cupcake live for 15 years. Our son will never forget his time with his dog. Puppies are so much fun but lots of work, have open eyes going into your decision. If I had to do it all over again, I would. If you decide to get your new puppy it will be lots of work, but can be so rewarding. The other responses here are right on too. When ever and if you get a puppy right now, good luck in your family decision. Good luck, Jan Specializing in Portraits of Seniors, Babies, and Pets! http://www.thefineartcafe.com |
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