Being that Jake is an incredibly important member of our family, we have done a lot of research online, as well as spoken to dog trainers about how to make the adjustment as easy on him as possible. All the professionals say the easiest thing you can do is keep your dog involved in everything going on and make sure visitors don't ignore him when they come over. So that's what we've been doing.
Anytime something for the baby comes in the house, Jake gets to smell it, inspect it and get to know what is appropriate for him to do with each item. He is quite curious about everything going on in her bedroom and he is right there trying to help me unpack new items, make her bed, put away her clothes, inspect her new noisy toys and everything in between.
Jake has been incredibly well behaved in all areas of adjustment so far, and we can honestly say that we are not worried about bringing the baby into the house. He is already fantastic with my niece and nephews and whenever he sees a little kid on the street or playground he wants to go right over and say hi. He is particularly fond of strollers right now and the babies that are in them. I'm actually quite excited to know that Alison is going to get to grow up with a fantastic dog for a pet/big brother.
