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[quote=Anonymous]Guys, the baby is only a baby for a short time. It will get better. I will say that, with us (and we had two dogs and two cats), when we held or played with the baby, we also talked to or patted one of the animals.  We just let them BE with us and her.  I also always took the dogs on walks with the baby in the stroller (a bit of a challenge at first b/c they were large but eventually got it down). The dogs loved it.  You can find other small ways to just integrate the dog and it takes-quite literally- seconds to give the dog a pat or a treat or acknowledge it.  It really, really can be done and without much at all (and my dogs were INCREDIBLY needy).

I will also say to make sure the dog is around the baby a lot (assuming the dog is safe with the baby and not aggressive). Our pets have given our DD so much joy and taught her so much. Her first discernible word beside "no" was "cat" and her first smile was for one of our dogs.  It was so sweet.

Good luck. Take it slow. It will be ok.[/quote]

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