Parents Talk: How Do You Adapt Dogs With Newborn Babies

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Today's topic: Training dogs to adapt to newborn babies.

Bringing home a newborn child is certainly a culture shock (in a good way, of course) to your home. It can be especially so to your dog, who may have gotten used to the way things were.

From a Divine Caroline article:

Blending pets and babies under one roof has its delights, its drawbacks, and its dangers. Research shows that having a furred animal in the household helps children build stronger immune systems as they grow and reduces their likelihood of developing allergies and asthma. But animals can also carry disease and accidents do happen. But with a little preparation, you can balance the benefits and risks of caring for babies and pets simultaneously. 

But how do you get your pup to adapt to having a newborn in the house? Cesar Millan, the renowned dog trainer told Marlo Thomas that it's in the nature of dogs to know what to do with new members of the family.

"If a dog has good rules and manners at home, anything that you bring home ... they have to become respectful of it," he told Thomas.

So we ask: How do you deal with newborn babies and dogs? 

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