Problems With A Poochy

[ukanonymous]

Hey I qas just wondering are there any health risks of having a new born baby in the same house as a poochy? Since we were visited i really want a dog ut we are too trying for a baby. We could wait to get a dog if there are any issues health wise.
Thanks :)

[Buenchico]

It might be best to get a dog first, so that you can prepare it for the introduction of a baby into your home. (Planning the date of arrival of a dog tends be a lot easier than planning the date of arrival for a baby!):
https://www.bluecross.org.uk/pet-advice/how-keep-your-baby-safe-around-your-dog

[ummmm]

Don't get a dog.

You look at loads of cute clips on youtube but dogs can get very jealous.

[johnk]

I agree with um, could be dangerous.

[dannyk13]

Wait until you have the baby and then get the dog.

[ukanonymous]

Well 4 different answer hehe I dont know.

[Smowball]

Get a cat??

[douglas9401]

The only plus for getting a dog is warm hands for five minutes on a winter walk.

[dannyk13]

If you introduce a baby into a household that includes a dog then the dog may get jealous of the attention paid to the baby that used to be paid to the dog.

[ummmm]

Would you be happy leaving a dog alone with a little child.

As much as I love kids they can be pretty annoying. Until dogs can speak I wouldn't leave a little one in the company of a dog. They bite when wound up!

I got a dog when my kids were older and they had a list of things they weren't allowed to do.

[dannyk13]

ummmm //Would you be happy leaving a dog alone with a little child.//
I agree with you on that point and should be taken into consideration by ukan.

[ummmm]

And it'll happen, danny, unless the dog is kept outside.

[Smowball]

Have to say I agree with ummmm.

[Prudie]

Having got a puppy when my baby was only 6 weeks old I would never recommend the two close in time to each other. Dealing with a new puppy is very time consuming and dealing with a baby at the time was far too stressful.
More importantly from the safety point of view you should get a dog after a baby so the dog comes into the family unit rather than the baby arrives into the dog's family unit, that's when dogs can feel jealous as already said.

[KARL]

I am impressed with how firmly the advice not to mix having a baby with having a dog (or any pet for that matter). Apart from the points already mentioned there are also hygiene considerations. In the UK dogs are primarily kept in the kitchen (much the same with cats) which should be the last room for them to be allowed in. I feel for children who are fed from such kitchens (google toxocara). I am aware that speaking against the PC romanticism surrounding pet ownership is potentially dangerous.

[ummmm]

My cat only passes through the kitchen to get fed or watch me have a wee (he doesn't get fed in the kitchen)

Pets are trip hazards as well.

[Ken4155]

All my children have grown up with a dog in the household. All my grandchildren are now growing up with a dog in their household. Dogs absolutely love children; they play, they surreptitiously share any sweets the children are given and they make nice, warm sleeping companions.
A well reared dog would be no danger to a baby, imho.

[pastafreak]

I've never kept any pet in the kitchen, nor would I. I'm not sure where that assumption comes from as I certainly don't know anyone who keeps their dog in the kitchen. Most UK kitchens are too small for humans, let alone having 4 legged creatures underfoot!
We already had cats when daughter was born, and had no problems. We got a puppy when she was about 4 and a half, and we'd moved to the UK. She already knew how to behave around the cat, so was very good with the dog...and vice versa.

[ummmm]

Most of the time, Ken. Not everyone trains their children though.

[Hopkirk]

You don't get a choice on which room a cat occupies.

[ummmm]

You do if you shut the doors.