We spent a lot of time getting our dogs ready for Elliott. Lets face it, they are our babies too. We played a cd of different baby cries so they would get used to the sound. We asked grandma and grandpa to bring home a blanket that smelled like Elliott before we came home. We also each took turns greeting the dogs before we brought Elliott inside. Then when Elliott did come inside, the dogs got to greet him (sniffs and kisses included)Because of this, the dogs do GREAT with Elliott. We still have to limit RZA only ONE kiss at a time. For those of you who know Riz, this is a stretch for her : )
As Elliott grows, we will teach him puppy manners. Like no pulling tails, dont play with the food, stuff like that. I think this will help ensure the great relationship he will have with the dogs. What kid doesnt want to have a dog growing up?
BTW, even with all of the training we did, we never thought that Doogie would love bottles and pacifiers. You should see some of them that we have had to throw away b/c of all of the puppy teeth marks : )
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