As
modern parents we spend money and time on childbirth classes, baby gear
and books galore to get ourselves ready for a new baby joining our
family. If it's kid #2 or more, sibling preparation classes might be
added to the mix.
But for many of us, a baby will be joining an
already established family, with cats or dogs playing the role of
"furry children" before the first human one ever came along. And the
pets can have just as difficult a time with the changes in their lives
wrought by a baby as a human sibling would. I (and my poor, peed-upon
couch) can attest that my daughter had an easier adjustment to her
brother's birth than our dog did to her arrival.
According to this
Wall Street Journal story, more and more people are working with trainers to prepare their dogs for their baby's joining the family
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