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* punky *
I know you did a lot of training with your pup before the baby... what are some good things to work on? Simon knows "out" to leave the kitchen and "go to bed" either upstairs (or to the bed in the LR). He used to wait to be invited up on the couch but we got lazy and like to cuddle-- he knows "off" though. I do think I want to work on having him react less when the doorbell rings or someone initially comes over. Any other suggestions for things? He's ok with crying- gets concerned but doesn't freak out and did live with an infant prior to our home.
Re: * punky *
I got the book "Childproofing your dog (and dogproofing your child)" and basically did everything in there
Let's see- stay is a good one to know. P is always underfoot so it's nice to tell her to sit/stay so I can walk from place to place without stepping on her.
The reacting to the doorbell may actually get worse because there will be a new pack member to protect. Do work on it, but do not be surprised if it all goes to sh!t after the baby comes!
Enough is another good one. Put peanut butter on your hand. Let him lick 2-3 times, say, "enough" and remove your hand and give him a separate treat with the other hand (or throw it so he can go get it). By the time the baby comes and he gets vigorous with his "kisses" you can say, "enough" and he'll know to walk away.
I HTH!
Thanks! Those are all great tips and I'm going to see if the library has that book. He's such a neurotic nervous anxious mess that I'm not sure what to do for that but we're hoping he does ok (he's surprising come a long way in the 3 yrs we've had him). I'm hoping to get the stroller early enough to work on it with him because he gets nervous when we walk (does great with one of us but gets skiddish if he's between the two of us). We'll probably use the carrier for walks mostly anyway.
I'm mostly worried about the cat--- but more so because he runs blindly through the house and slams full force into things (I think he needs glasses).... and he and the dog play hardcore. I wish we had more room so they could have their own play area!
We've already had bathroom regression with him leaving the bedroom in the middle of the night and going potty downstairs-- crating was a fail since the cat wouldn't leave him alone and made the poor dog PANIC... so we're now gating the stairs and he's fine.
It's definitely a process. Definitely get them used to the swing, mobile, etc.
P did great with all the prep then went into serious prey stalk mode when we got home with him. We had to keep her babygated apart from us for about 3 days til she chilled out. Then she was fine and now she's great with him.