the friendship of two enemies!

In my life I had a chance to nurse not one brood. And not only dog. You see, I am the mother of triplets. When Stephen, Allie, and Krista came into my life (within a few minutes), I already had two Rhodesian Ridgeback middle-aged. Blitz and Diva talked with the children and had nothing against, but the appearance of triplets in the house flipped their world.
Do not change the rules for dogs in the house when the baby comes. If the dog used to sit on the sofa, there is no reason why she would join you with the baby. And grandma let him turn away.

Do not change the rules for dogs in the house when the baby comes. If the dog used to sit on the sofa, there is no reason why she would join you with the baby. And grandma let him turn away.

Before children, when my husband was leaving for work, the dogs wandered around the house, and lazily barking at the postman or courier. But after we had children, the house literally turned up the whole village – grandma, nanny, aunt... not to mention those... creatures.

Diva, which are not alien to the joys of motherhood, decided that the best tactic is to keep children away. If I sit next to her, holding the baby in her arms, he had only to touch her hand or leg, like a Diva then he jumped up and left, not even looking in our direction. I have the feeling that she came to the conclusion that I don't like, if she starts to go to my kids just like she didn't like when I climbed to it.

Blitz behaved somewhat differently. How many intact males, he developed what psychologists call a "syndrome of old uncle is a bachelor." His reaction to my children was the same as for the puppies, which he shoved under his nose. "What is this? EW, they smell weird. I thought I wanted to meet you, but perhaps not. Waste. Move away".

When my triplets started to crawl, he looked at them wide-eyed, as it was with the puppies when they started running around the room and confused at his feet. Other woodlice with fur. "What is it? They still smell weird. And for eggs, me no one gets caught? (a fear that became reality). Growling, urgent growl."

Was a little scared when 45 kg intact Ridgeback vibrated like a tuning fork next to my pink wrapped parcels. But my favorite remedy – over time – and a challenging experience helped to overcome the resistance. The first year of cohabitation, children and dogs were difficult, but he taught me more than could any book "What to expect when..."

Overall, no one can accurately tell you what to expect when you bring the child into the house, where the senior dogs live. The book contains many tips on how to prepare a dog for this event, but no information on how to prepare yourself for situations when something went wrong.

Here is the advice received from their own experience – on both sides – how to teach your dog to my child and to teach young children to live with four-legged brothers and sisters. And though it is self-evident, I repeat – if you have concerns about dog behavior, do not tighten, refer the advice of animal psychology.