How did you introduce your baby and your pup?

Our little Ellie loves babies. She is a chihuahua/supermutt/poodle mix, and only 10lbs. But we are worried about her being jealous of the new baby because I’m her main human and she won’t get the same kind of attention she’s accustomed to. We so far plan on taking Ellie to boarding for at least the first night after the baby is born. What did you do with your pups? I don’t really want to ask anyone to take the pup; my parents will likely be at our home, but I also don’t want them to have to worry about the dog while we are at the hospital. Would love to hear your stories or thoughts! Here’s my sweet and sassy little Ellie 🥰

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I need to follow along here cause we have 3 dogs 😬

We took home blankets from the hospital that we used for the babies so our dogs could smell them before we brought them home. We have always had our dogs in our bed, so we made it a point to never kick them out so the babies could co-sleep. I also started walking as soon as I possibly could after having my babies so I could continue walking my dogs. Hope these help!

I never worried about it. My husky/lab mix is scared of babies so she stays clear of them until they become mobile then she'll slowly start loving on the baby. My chihuahua didn't give us a choice he was curling up to my sons legs from day one. Cried next to his bassinet for 10 minutes before we finally introduced him to the baby. My chihuahua is the more baby oriented of the two.

We have two dogs so my husband made them sit and he had them one at a time smell her while he held her if it looked like they were getting too excited he we would stand up and make them sit again. For my sister in law we gave her a hat with her scent on it so her dog could get used to the smell