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 :)

[Hopkirk]

If you did that to some cats, Ummmm, you would end up having to buy new carpets.

[ummmm]

Done that. Pulled mine up and sanded/varnished the floorboards.

They are so lazy though. My cat is so greedy and I always wonder how he works up an appetite sleeping 20 hours a day.

[Cloverjo]

Ken, dogs might well make nice warm sleeping companions but they don’t understand that children need their mouths and noses uncovered to breathe. A dog or cat could easily suffocate a baby, however lovely and well-reared they are.

[Samuraisan]

Getting a puppy is very very time consuming and you need a LOT of patience. Getting a new baby is very time consuming and you need a LOT of patience. Do you need double ? Wait until your baby is a toddler.

[tiggerblue10]

When I had Little Tigs, the cats were not allowed upstairs. I got them a cat activity tree for the living room which they hardly went on but I always had deliveries for baby stuff so there was plenty of boxes which they preferred.

I found that a Feliway plugin really helped calmed them down as they were quite jittery around a baby.

[Ken4155]

Cloverjo; as could cats.

[pixie374]

I agree with most, baby first, as you are in the position you have a choice. I got two rescue dogs (6 months and 1 year) when my first two children were 7 months and 2 yrs. They got on great.
We did also introduce a baby, when my daughter lived here, and again, no problems. The dogs realised this little blob was a human and never showed jealousy towards her- but that isn't guaranteed.
Health wise, I would say dog faeces is the biggest potential risk, so whichever way, that needs to be cleaned up regularly and make sure the dog is regularly wormed and deflead. But I would wait for the baby, and when you are ready, get a dog that's older than a small puppy.

[Ken4155]

By the way, i'm not advocating sticking the dog in the cot with the baby. And i'm certainly not advocating leaving sleeping child and sleeping dog in the same room for any length of time. Parents accidentally suffocate babies far more than pets do.

[ukanonymous]

Ok then we will either get one soon or when the little one is like 3 or 4. Good advice really thanky poos.
Oh another question whats the best lawyer familly dog?

[pixie374]

I've always had spaniels or spaniel crosses (not always deliberately). Because of their general temperament. They need a lot of exercise though.
It depends how much you are home, levels of exercise, discipline, training, how much room and garden you have and so on... you need to make sure of a good match.

[Hopkirk]

Does a lawyer dog wear a wig?

[pixie374]

You'd want a poodle then :-)

[Ken4155]

A poodle is just a cat with a 70s perm :-)

[Ken4155]

Another thing to take into consideration, UK, is the sex of the dog. In my opinion, based on years of experience, a *** is likelier to accept new arrivals much more than a dog.

[pixie374]

Ken, I've found that in general, opposite sexes get on best. Also, often, opposite to their human.

[Ken4155]

Silly me, i forgot the AB filter. The banished word rhymes with witch, stitch, itch, fitch, ditch, pitch, glitch, rich and any other word ending in either ich or itch that does not begin with the letter b:-/

[lankeela]

Your puppy should be quite safe from catching anything from a baby but I would not get a puppy when a new baby is on the horizon as you won't have time to devote to the dog to train and exercise it properly.