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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got a puppy while the youngest was still a baby (older two were 6 and 4) and to be honest, I thought it was good timing. I'm a SAHM so that helps, and it wasn't my first dog.  But I was already in the mindset of using baby gates, getting all the small choking hazards like legos and coins off the floor.  Crate training helped a lot.  Puppy napped when the baby napped.

Now obviously I didn't expect the kids to help out with the dog - the dog is four years old now and only now are the kids expected to have dog related chores like pick up after her, feed her etc.  It was all on me.  It was a ton of work juggling kids and puppy but now that they are all older, I'm glad I did it when I did.  They all kind of grew up together, and the dog is very tolerant of child-related noises and actions.[/quote]

OP here:  that's like me.  oldest are 6 and 4, baby is 11 months.  I work from home part time, so I am always home, and I also have a nanny.  I grew up with dogs, but haven't owned my own dog as an adult.

I would wait as I said until the youngest is less in need of constant supervision.[/quote]

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