Wilder Home Lifestyle

I love my dogs so much. They are so sweet and loyal. However, when I became pregnant with my child, I was so concerned about how they would be with him. I did a lot of googling to see if my dogs were good breeds to have around a baby. The truth is that even if they weren’t good breeds for a family dog, I am so attached that I would not want to get rid of them ever.

Our Pembroke Welsh Corgi is a barker, and she is just generally a loud dog. She was not super fond of my husband when we first moved in together, so I was very concerned about her around a baby. However, she loved him right away. He likes to tell everyone that Lorelai is his dog. They are the best of friends, and she is old and grouchy now. But she is so patient with him.

We bought Indigo “Joe” about four months before I got pregnant. She was so young that we knew her personality might be very different by the time I gave birth. She is so sweet and sat with me every single day of my miserable pregnancy. As I would sit by the toilet for hours and hours a day to throw up, she stayed by my side the whole time. By the time he came, she was so obsessed with him. She used to love to lay next to him when we would show him flashcards and toys, and give him kisses all the time. My son started walking full time by the time he was 9 months old. At this point, Joe became afraid of him because she is kind of skittish. She never hurts him, she just runs away. But as they have both gotten older, they do much better with each other.

This is Hazel, she was about 3 years old when I got pregnant. So, still very much a puppy. I had introduced her to other children before I was pregnant. She was terrified of them and would growl. I was most concerned with her, because I knew she did not like children. However, she has shown time and time again that she is patient with him. She lets him lay on her, hug her, and kiss her all of the time. Even when he is not as gentle, she is always patient. Through watching my dogs with my child, I came to realize it is not about breed and is about how we handle and manage their interactions with each other. I know as a first time parent, this was a big concern for me. So, I wanted to share in case there are any other nervous first time parents out there who share the same concerns.