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**Gcromqgb** · 10-02-2012, 09:01 AM

As Destinoscelgo said, it's about knowing your dogs. Are they trained in basic manners like not jumping on people? How do they act when you take them in public and they are near young children or when young children come to the house? Do they have any aggression or fear problems?

As long as your dogs are temperamentally sound and understand manners, you'll be fine. If the dogs need more training and socialization then you have until October to get it done.

I have 3 kids and never did anything special when I brought them home as newborns. Just remember that you should never, ever, leave any dog of any breed alone with an infant or young child.

There is all kinds of advice out there like bring a blanket from the hospital and use a doll with a tape of a crying baby, etc. Personally, I think that's all bunk. A dog knows the difference between a plastic toy and a real human baby, so it's reaction to a plastic toy and to a real baby won't be the same. The blanket coming from the hospital with the baby's scent on it will also have the scent of anyone who ever touched it, so how would a dog know exactly which scent it's supposed to be paying attention to?

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Gcromqgb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 436 Senior Member	As Destinoscelgo said, it's about knowing your dogs. Are they trained in basic manners like not jumping on people? How do they act when you take them in public and they are near young children or when young children come to the house? Do they have any aggression or fear problems? As long as your dogs are temperamentally sound and understand manners, you'll be fine. If the dogs need more training and socialization then you have until October to get it done. I have 3 kids and never did anything special when I brought them home as newborns. Just remember that you should never, ever, leave any dog of any breed alone with an infant or young child. There is all kinds of advice out there like bring a blanket from the hospital and use a doll with a tape of a crying baby, etc. Personally, I think that's all bunk. A dog knows the difference between a plastic toy and a real human baby, so it's reaction to a plastic toy and to a real baby won't be the same. The blanket coming from the hospital with the baby's scent on it will also have the scent of anyone who ever touched it, so how would a dog know exactly which scent it's supposed to be paying attention to?
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