I have a dog problem. Help?
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I’m almost 30 weeks pregnant with my baby Lulu, and my ex and I have gotten back together, but there is one problem. My dog, Mufasa, is very over protective of Lulu. Since getting pregnant, my boyfriend hasn’t been able to even hug me without Mufasa having a problem with it. Of course, Mufasa doesn’t bite; he knows better than that. But should I call in someone to help this? I get no peace whatsoever with my boyfriend, sometimes we don’t even have the bed to ourselves because Mufasa barks at him every time he gets near my tummy. Will this get better or worse when Lulu gets here or do I need to call in an animal behaviorist?
It’s not like Mufasa doesn’t know my boyfriend, he liked him before I got pregnant, but now that I am pregnant and we’ve gotten back together, I can’t seem to understand why he won’t let him get near my tummy without barking or growling. Also, Mufasa is a chihuahua.
Don’t suggest dog torture. That’s not very nice.
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Answer by James
take him to a animal pro and make him feel better if that doesnt work put him in the cage
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it sounds to me as the dog has had to much freedon and you have let it get to be the boss. and i wouldnt trust it around a child/baby if i was you…
Luckily he is a small dog and can’t do much harm. But I would talk to your vet about this. My sister had a dog that was very protective of her and it became very jealous when the baby came. It would try to jump on her constantly when she was holding the baby she did not want to leave the two of them alone. She asked her vet for help and referred her to someone. I am not sure what method the trainer used, but she sorted everything out after a months.
dogs are very smart and knows you are pregnant and will continue to be protective over the baby but probably just until lulu arrives
If you are having a problem like this with your dog, the only safe and responsible thing to do would be to try and deal with the problem with a professional trainer before you have your baby. You do not want to bring a baby into any situation where a dog has started to act out of sorts, protective, or potentially violent.
It sounds like your dog has a little attitude problem. Dogs are very intuitive, as in he could’ve learn he gets attention from barking at your ex when he’s near your “tummy”…lol.
It’s now more important than ever to have this dog go through some obedience training, especially with a baby coming. You need to be assured your dog will be reliable and safe with your new baby and right now, the dog doesn’t even get along with your ex (that isn’t a good sign).
If he barks, correct him. Tell him “no”, if that doesn’t work give him a leash correction. THe dog needs to learn to not only respect you but also your ex, and basic training is the first step. Correcting your dog is not torture, putting a dog down/giving him up because you can’t control him is far worse.
I would talk to an animal behaviorist and talk about things you can change before the baby arrives. Congratulations and good luck!
Call a behaviorist. I wouldn’t wait until there’s a newborn to see if the problem fixes itself. You pack structure needs a reorginization.
Is your boyfriend the father of your baby. Mufasa is probably somewhat jealous of the time you’re not spending with him to spend with your boyfriend; or since at some point for whatever reason you did previously end your relationship with your now again boyfriend, maybe little Mufasa might just be an insightful judge of character.