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Anonymous wrote:When you are overwhelmed and don't know if you can cope. (I'm sorry you are having to ask this difficult question. Ignore the PPs.)

Yes. That's exactly why I rehomed my first born child after bringing home the second. I was just so overwhelmed and didn't know if I could cope. So...out with the old and in with the new!

Bwahahahaha!

Anonymous wrote:When you are overwhelmed and don't know if you can cope. (I'm sorry you are having to ask this difficult question. Ignore the PPs.)

Yes. That's exactly why I rehomed my first born child after bringing home the second. I was just so overwhelmed and didn't know if I could cope. So...out with the old and in with the new!

Anonymous wrote:Aggression seems like the only legit reason to me. Otherwise if you’ve adopted a dog, you’ve made a commitment to care for it. Annoying or not, inconvenient or not. Just because it’s less fun because you have a baby to watch now is irresponsible to me, you should not have gotten a dog in the first place.

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Anonymous wrote:Makes me sad to think people rehome dogs just because they have babies. But I know it happens and probably a lot. My dog was my first baby and I’m sure she’ll take the backseat for a while, but I can’t imagine giving her up.

You will rethink it when the dog nips at your real child.

My dog is around tons of small children and has never nipped, so I don’t think it will be an issue. But she is an extremely family-friendly and innocuous breed. I am certainly sympathetic to those who have dogs with signs of aggression and need to rehome because of that, but OP’s question didn’t indicate anything about aggression.

Most people have to rehome dogs that have agressive or territoial traits because they are risky around new babes. You can't change a dogs temperament.

Anonymous wrote:Aggression seems like the only legit reason to me. Otherwise if you’ve adopted a dog, you’ve made a commitment to care for it. Annoying or not, inconvenient or not. Just because it’s less fun because you have a baby to watch now is irresponsible to me, you should not have gotten a dog in the first place.

This. I deeply resented my dog while DD was a newborn - the dog just made everything harder. But we made a commitment when we got her. Fast forward a couple years, and it has been awesome to see the dog and DD together. They love each other.

We're now having to think about euthanizing our beloved dog because of aggression risk as she starts to get senile. IME euthanization is usually better than rehoming for aggression: it's rare to find a home that can tolerate the risk and where moving the dog is actually doing the dog a favor. I've seen it work with family members whom the dogs know, but for whatever reason don't live near kids.

Aggression seems like the only legit reason to me. Otherwise if you’ve adopted a dog, you’ve made a commitment to care for it. Annoying or not, inconvenient or not. Just because it’s less fun because you have a baby to watch now is irresponsible to me, you should not have gotten a dog in the first place.

I have close family member who have untrained, aggressive dogs. They are in complete denial about the danger their animals pose for my very young children. Don't be those people. Humans come before animals. I realize this is a difficult choice, but the well being of the children is simply the top priority.

I resent so deeply my family members who continue to make excuses for their aggressive animals (and yes there are multiple dogs involved). They seem to think it's fine because they are small dogs. I do not agree.

Anonymous wrote:Makes me sad to think people rehome dogs just because they have babies. But I know it happens and probably a lot. My dog was my first baby and I’m sure she’ll take the backseat for a while, but I can’t imagine giving her up.

You will rethink it when the dog nips at your real child.

When you are overwhelmed and don't know if you can cope. (I'm sorry you are having to ask this difficult question. Ignore the PPs.)

Anonymous wrote:Makes me sad to think people rehome dogs just because they have babies. But I know it happens and probably a lot. My dog was my first baby and I’m sure she’ll take the backseat for a while, but I can’t imagine giving her up.

When I was a little kid, this is how we came to adopt a very friendly and perfectly behaved middle-aged golden retriever. We were happy to get him, but my mom privately revealed to me her disgust for the previous owners.

Makes me sad to think people rehome dogs just because they have babies. But I know it happens and probably a lot. My dog was my first baby and I’m sure she’ll take the backseat for a while, but I can’t imagine giving her up.

when he died of old age. what kind of question is this, your dog hasn't done anything wrong yet!

What is the dog doing that has you concerned?

After bringing new baby home?