We have a 10 year old corgi. Very well tempered and loves humans. Getting shyer in his old age. In general he’s been around bigger kids but only one small toddler in the past. He seemed a bit overwhelmed by the toddler visiting but we figured because it was because he was not used to the energy being a kid free household.
So fast forward, we now have a 7 month old baby. When we brought baby home, we did the blanket thing, did all the stuff to “introduce” dog and baby with smelling. But I general, we kind of kept them separate. Dog has never ever shown aggression toward baby. Is often in the same room with us while she plays with no issues.
Baby is now mobile. Crawling all over. Dog wants nothing to do with baby, just wants to be near mom and dad which is fine. He turns his head and kind of backs away when she comes near. Did we mess up by basically telling dog that baby is “off limits”? Because now he seems afraid to even be less than 3 feet away from her.
Today I was petting him and she was crawling up to me, and dog went toward her and booped her face with his nose… did not make any aggressive noises or anything so I honestly don’t know what the intention was. But it kind of freaked me out. This is the first time it happened. Tips welcome… but please be nice.
ETA we do keep our baby in a playpen often to keep baby and dog separate, but I just want to know if there’s any hope in making my dog comfortable with baby in the future. (Not to be left alone, just to be closer). I’m looking into an in home trainer, but just looking for candid feedback now.
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