Dog obsessed with baby mat
Hello,
So my 8 yr old male pug is becoming obsessed with anything for baby. We set up the bits because he can bark at new things. I am due this weekend, so no baby actually here yet, and the dog has never really acknowledged my bump.
We had to get a drawer unit because he kept pulling rattles out of the basket, now he keeps laying on the baby mat and going there to sleep. He has his bed and the sofa. Is it fine to just brush off any fur each time we put baby down to play on it? I feel like we can't worry too much when they have to cohabit.
Also, as I'm close to due date, any top tips for getting fur babies used to new human babies?
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I also have a pug and I never worried too much about all the pug glitter all over the baby’s stuff - it’s unavoidable!
Our pug never showed much interest in baby’s toys while I was pregnant - he sniffed them in the nursery but never picked them up. In the 6 months since she was born, he’s picked up a couple of her rattles but she’s kind of “given” them to him so now he thinks it’s his toys… I’m not sure how I would handle it if he was taking her other things, probably with distraction using his toys and treats instead.
To get him used to baby, we introduced him to her smell first (on a blanket), and slowly let him come closer to her over a few days - he can get a bit excitable otherwise!
Ran out of space! Also wanted to say good luck for the weekend, hope it all goes well for you ❤️
aw thanks 😊
@Anke how is he now with baby?
Completely agree with Aby, you’ll want to put in boundaries of what is the dogs and what is the baby’s. Mixing the two could cause jealousy which will be frustrating all round - your dog will already feel put out when the baby comes home.
My pug is really good around baba but he never ever had any issues with aggression or jealousy so we didn’t have to do much training other than to make him cautious to approach (I was terrified he’d do some over-enthusiastic zoomies near her and hurt her accidentally!)
We taught him not to jump up on the bed or sofa near me when I was feeding her and it didn’t take him long to understand he needed to be careful. He’s getting braver now she’s a bit bigger but he’s yet to go back to his full playful self, I hope that will come when she’s old enough to play with him (and understand the need for gentle hands!)
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