Ds2 is just getting mobile, and I'm wondering how to deal with the issue of him getting near my dog's bed (aka her safe space).
I typically tell ds1 and any of his friends that if Shiloh (the dog) is on her bed, then they need to leave her alone. She deserves a space to go to be left alone. lol.
So when ds2 started wiggling his way over to her bed, I started picking him up before he'd get there. But now I'm wondering if that's the best thing to do. I don't want her to think that he's not allowed near her bed. Could that ever result in her "disciplining" him for getting on her bed?
Ideally, I'd want her to think that he IS allowed on her bed, but just make sure he never gets there. I think he's going to be a fast one, so I'm sure he will get over to her bed at least occasionally.
I was just picking him up every time he got close to her bed, but started questioning it because of the look she gave me one time. Kind of a nervous look. And I'm almost positive it had more to do with me removing him, than with him being close to her. Like she wasn't sure if she did something wrong...
(she's a really submissive dog- there could be a piece of steak on the floor, and I could say "no" in a relatively normal tone, and she'd leave it.)
She's SUPER good with kids. She loves the attention. lol. Ds2 has pinched her and pulled her hair before we could stop him, and she doesn't even flinch or turn around to look. But she's still a dog, and as we know, no dog is completely trustworthy with kids.
Anyways, that's a long winded way to ask how I should deal with the baby with regards to the dog's bed.
I typically tell ds1 and any of his friends that if Shiloh (the dog) is on her bed, then they need to leave her alone. She deserves a space to go to be left alone. lol.
So when ds2 started wiggling his way over to her bed, I started picking him up before he'd get there. But now I'm wondering if that's the best thing to do. I don't want her to think that he's not allowed near her bed. Could that ever result in her "disciplining" him for getting on her bed?
Ideally, I'd want her to think that he IS allowed on her bed, but just make sure he never gets there. I think he's going to be a fast one, so I'm sure he will get over to her bed at least occasionally.
I was just picking him up every time he got close to her bed, but started questioning it because of the look she gave me one time. Kind of a nervous look. And I'm almost positive it had more to do with me removing him, than with him being close to her. Like she wasn't sure if she did something wrong...
(she's a really submissive dog- there could be a piece of steak on the floor, and I could say "no" in a relatively normal tone, and she'd leave it.)
She's SUPER good with kids. She loves the attention. lol. Ds2 has pinched her and pulled her hair before we could stop him, and she doesn't even flinch or turn around to look. But she's still a dog, and as we know, no dog is completely trustworthy with kids.
Anyways, that's a long winded way to ask how I should deal with the baby with regards to the dog's bed.
