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Am I planning on it?
No.
Do I judge people who dump their dog at animal control because they have a baby and don't have much more reason than that?
Sure do.
Do I think about the fact that I might have a dog that becomes aggressive towards my baby? Or that I might have a super-high energy dog that needs tons of time, energy, etc. and end up having triplets or a special needs child and the dog would do better in a home that could put more focus on him/her? Or that my baby might be highly allergic to dogs?
Yes.
That means I'd try to train the dog as best as possible to respect the baby, and I'd keep them separate or very closely supervised. But, if I had a large or potentially dangerous small dog who had a vendetta against my baby and wanted to do serious bodily harm, I'd rehome the dog.
Or I'd, if affordable, hire a dog-walker, put the dog in day care if possible, find ways to entertain the dog while I was dealing with my children like interactive toys, get even less sleep in order to exercise the dog, and toss away my new-mom dignity to ask family to help. If in the end, the dog still wasn't getting enough exercise and stimulation and I had no possible way to give them more, I would rehome them.
This means if my child is allergic, the dog will only have limited access to the house, be bathed every few days, we'd get rid of carpets, keep the place cleaner...but if my kid still can't breathe or is breaking out in hives, then yeah, he'd have to go.
No.
Do I judge people who dump their dog at animal control because they have a baby and don't have much more reason than that?
Sure do.
Do I think about the fact that I might have a dog that becomes aggressive towards my baby? Or that I might have a super-high energy dog that needs tons of time, energy, etc. and end up having triplets or a special needs child and the dog would do better in a home that could put more focus on him/her? Or that my baby might be highly allergic to dogs?
Yes.
That means I'd try to train the dog as best as possible to respect the baby, and I'd keep them separate or very closely supervised. But, if I had a large or potentially dangerous small dog who had a vendetta against my baby and wanted to do serious bodily harm, I'd rehome the dog.
Or I'd, if affordable, hire a dog-walker, put the dog in day care if possible, find ways to entertain the dog while I was dealing with my children like interactive toys, get even less sleep in order to exercise the dog, and toss away my new-mom dignity to ask family to help. If in the end, the dog still wasn't getting enough exercise and stimulation and I had no possible way to give them more, I would rehome them.
This means if my child is allergic, the dog will only have limited access to the house, be bathed every few days, we'd get rid of carpets, keep the place cleaner...but if my kid still can't breathe or is breaking out in hives, then yeah, he'd have to go.