[blparent] it somces closer

[Babcock, Michael A.]

hi;
thanks for this advise
mike

On Dec 14, 2009, at 11:24 AM, Michael Baldwin wrote:

> What I have done with our dog with both kids, is the first thing I do when
> we get home from the hospital is to put the baby on the floor, in their
> infant seat, and let the dog sniff her and check her out.  I do this first
> before anything, including greeting the dog myself, or letting the dog out.
> Our dog, which is not a guide dog, just a pet, has done very well with both
> our kids.
> 
> The only time the dog gets a little growlly at the kids is when she is
> trying to sleep and they want to play.  But hey, I can only expect a dog to
> take so much.  The dog has never bitten one of my kids, just a low grumble
> that says "I am sleeping, leave me a lone".  
> Michael
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Babcock, Michael A.
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 9:36 AM
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> Subject: [blparent] it somces closer
> 
> guys;
> I went to an ultra sound last week, oh and let me tell you, that, was, an
> experience. I was amazed.
> Second of all, i'm doing shopping for christmas gifts for my friends and
> family right now and it made me think, wow, next christmas, my kid will be
> about 8 months old, that's scary as hell.
> (pardon the language)
> I'm excited but very scared also. I'm curious however, do you guys any of
> you, have guide dogs, and how are your dogs around babies? I ask because
> mine, sheffield, i think will be ok. My soon to be wife's aunt's kid who was
> like a year and a half would pole his tail, and smile. Sheffield laid there,
> and i think he didn't get tired of it, but at one point he reached up and
> licked JR. in the face, this scared JR. and he ran away, but what do you
> guys think is the best way to introduce a guide dog to a baby? I know this
> isn't a guide dog list, but i thought that that is a relevant question. I
> fear sheffield will be very very protective.
> thanks a lot
> Mike
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