People told us that our dogs would be just fine around the baby but we never imagined our little rambunctious Porter to take on the protector role. He is diligent about checking baby Adalie especially if she is crying or sniffling. This is a huge relief to Rick and me. We were just not sure if he would try to play with her or pee on her....??? We are thankful that he is her puppy protector. While she was crying today he picked up his "bobo" (a long stuffed animal that is his most cherished toy) and brought it over to her crib and dropped it. Now if dogs could talk I think he would have said something along these lines, "here is my toy, now you should be happy". As I picked her up and sat in the rocking chair he followed us and laid down right besides us until she was asleep. In the picture above he was just getting ready to go lay down on his bed, as if he were saying, "see she's all better now because of me". What a great dog!
how adorable!
ReplyDeleteI can't remember which dog of Jeannie's does the exact same thing. When I was over there one weekend visiting with Mia, every time the baby cried, she would walk over and sniff her and then lie down beside her and keep watch. She slept that night on the bed in our room. Our new dog Zion sleeps in the girls room on the floor between their beds. Every little girl needs a puppy protector!
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