Iris is a spoiled only dog, and I have been kind of worried about how the transistion will be once our little butterbean is born. Any suggestions?
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My cat is the same way...if she doesn't get the attention she demands, she pretty much starts acting out, tearing up stuff, ect.
...but I'm surprised at how well she's adjusted to Sabreena, even when I brought her home. I think she knew something was going to happen because I was pregnant, she just couldn't figure out what.

I had my husband bring home some things from the hospital to get her used to the new smell, and I didn't let her sleep with us for awhile...Clover was really interested in Sabreena for all of two days, then began ignoring her.

I read something that said to carry around a baby doll, and after the baby is born to bring a blanket or something with it's smell on it for the dog/cat to smell. thanks.

What we did to get our dog used to the baby before we bought him home was, let her see the nursery and then we taught her that she couldn't go in that room, so when we had Eian she would always go right up to the doorway but never in his room, and then when we brought him home, we had her on her leash I held Eian in the living room as the hubby let Chloe walk around and she sniffed EVERY where Eian had been and she sniffed every move he and I had made until she sniffed up onto the couch and gently sniffed Eian in my arms and then she laid down and has been is guardian ever since.

we let him sniff in the nursery before she was born. DH brought a blanket home after she was born and he slept with that for a night. he was pretty wary about her because he didn't know what the heck she was. he hasn't been around the whole time because my in-laws took him home with them. he is back now and is doing fairly well. he is a little scared of her because she likes to pull at his ears and grab him really hard. we have to watch her little hands.

We had a gate up for a while, and now he knows not to go in her nursery unless we invite him in. he is very very needy but hasn't showed any jealousy. most of the time he waits his turn to get taken care of. best advice is to start early. if he sleeps in the room with you and you don't want him to when the baby is born, start putting his bed outside the room. stuff like that. you don't want to the dog to associate something "bad" like sleeping in a new place with the baby coming home.

start the transitions early...I had cats, and put empty soda cans in the crib so the cats wouldnt find the crib a comfortable place to sleep (although i got a crib tent also), dh also brought home blankets that we'd used at the hospital, and we try to give them attention when we are not dealing with val...now, they are used to her, and love that she feeds them scraps!

Oh i also read to buy a doll that cries loud and let the dog get used to the crying...

Good Luck!

My cat never took to Ethan. No matter what I did. But she was also part feral and doesnt take to change well at all.

Little things like a tape of a baby crying, (to get the dog used to the sound since they will hear that alot)bringing home the cap the baby wore at birth, letting the doggie smell everything. Make sure you give the doggie alot of attention whe you bring the baby home. Lots ofloving and treats etc! "Usually" Dogs adapt fairly easily.

Oh - start unspoiling your dog now, by the way. :) we had to do that with sam. the crying didn't bother him after a day - he learned to ignore it. the first day he was SO curious.

Thanks ya'll.

For me my dogs are very attached to us and are attention hogs. but we like to bring kids over now so they start to get used to them. Even newborns for the crying and toddlers for the eye poking and ear pulling.