Hi everybody,
I´ve been a bit quiet on the Forum the last few months as we moved house and I had our 3rd baby boy
Joey, our Husky mix is settling in great in the new neighbourhood ( lots of cats :eek and she is getting used to the loud and often unpredictable new baby. She is very happy with the baby but also quite nervous of doing the wrong thing....lots of baby ear licking and tail wagging, but she will not settle by baby or step over him etc....but she´s getting more relaxed (me too!). She´s started to sleep right next to our bed, and will sleep there only when the kids go to bed...day or night...very cute.
When the baby crys she goes to check on him, then comes to find me and cocks her head and wimpers, then back to the cot to check.... i find this wonderful, and makes me realise there are so many things that you can´t train, but when your dog is happy and respectful, she will do so many things that are helping the family.
I´ll also say that my wonderful dog is never alone with the kids...she never has access to the baby sleeping or awake without me watching, and my older ones never play with her unsupervised....no matter how wonderful she is, I won´t take any chances with my babies. Sometimes a dog has to react in a way she may not want to.
So now I have more time back on the computer, normally with one hand
as you can see from the photo, she´s happy to watch over...but she ain´t getting too close !
Annie & Joey
and the boys
