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Before we brought the baby home from the hospital, we were asked how we would introduce our dog, a female white German shepherd, to the baby. My husband wasn’t worried, but I worried about it from the moment that I knew I was pregnant. Dogs can sense chemical and hormonal changes in people, so she probably that knew that I was pregnant before I did. My concerns stemmed from what happened to a co-worker. When she was about seven months pregnant, her dog became aggressive toward her and they had to find a new home for the dog.
When we got home from the hospital, I made sure that the baby and I were above the dog the first time they met. I was in our bedroom sitting up on the bed. When she came in, I was fine for the first moment. But, the dog got really intense in her interest. The more intense she became in sniffing the baby with all her new smells, the more nervous I got. I made my “stop” noise and...
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