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I have a 9 year old miniature schnauzer, male. He was the perfect dog until we had our baby 4 years ago. I think jealousy got the best of him. He's still jealous and sometimes quite nervous. The dog and our son get along fairly well and I try to include our dog with everything so he won't feel left out. A friend of mine suggested maybe I should get another dog--a younger, lively one--to bring back Buddy's spirit and loosen him up. I'm just afraid Buddy would feel worse.

Does anyone with similar experience/knowledge have some insightful input on this? I love my dog so much and my son would love having another dog around, but don't know how he (Buddy) would react. Thanks.

2007-03-22 06:17:15 · 6 answers · asked by Ryans Mom 5 in Pets Dogs

6 answers

No don't get another dog. It sounds like you have enough going on. As long as your dog is not biting or anything he will befine. Just him sometime. I also have Schnauzer, they think that they are the rulers of the house. That is just how they are.

2007-03-25 04:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

i have a dog who has been jealous of my one year old daughter. Before my daughter was born, the dog was my baby and always climbing on me. I shouldn't have let that happen because with a daughter, i can't let the dog crawl all over me anymore because my daughter is there!
What i've tried to do is spend time alone with my dog after my daughter goes to bed... take a long walk, throw the ball around and let her chase it, anything that is one-on-one with the dog will help them realize they have special time later in the day. I would NOT recommend a younger dog or any other dog. Your current dog is jealous and a younger pup would make him feel like he's being replaced. You could always try "borrowing" a friend's dog and see if it works out, but my gut feel is the dog will be even more upset.

2007-03-22 13:26:43 · answer #2 · answered by chris m 3 · 0 1

I have a 10 month old mini schnauzer my self, and jealousy is a common trait. Other traits include being hyper, nipping, and likes to jump around and bark. try to teach your dog to not be so jealous by spending time with the baby and the dog at the same time to let the dog know that it's not being left out. you really only to make dramatic changes if it becomes agressive towards the baby.

2007-03-22 13:41:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Sometimes dogs do get jealousy but some are nervous over change in their household. I also think their afraid of getting hurt. Most small dogs don't like little kids too much cause they do get hurt more often by kids. Like the other comments i don't think getting another dog is the solution.

2007-03-29 00:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by oreo8 2 · 0 0

I would suggest that you include your baby with your other baby- allow him to participate by sitting along with you, as you play with the baby, make sure you play with him to or if nothing else, let him sit there with you, give him a treat and tell him he is your baby.
My parents are in their 70's and have a shnauzer who is VERY jealous, so much so that he does not get along with other dogs at all. If I hug my mother and father goodbye, he yells at me because I am not hugging him at the same time, so I bend down and say "ohhh smokey, I love you too kid" and I kiss him on his lil head.
He is VERY smart.

We just lost our 9 yr old Brandy to the dog food recalled- we had no idea what her illness was or why she ended up with brain damage./neurological damage, put her to sleep feb 16th- then over a month later (last week) we discovered other pets died the same way- after reviewing her illness and death with the vet, we concluded that was the diagnosis.
We have had such a difficult time because I can accept that she became ill, and in time losing her, but this is something you just cannot come to terms with.
But it is funny, our lovebird "eddie" and Brandy were trusting of one another, Brandy would always sniff out Eddie when he was out of his cage, Eddie would walk along the living room floor fearless. I think they somehow communicated, they were friends. But boy if Eddie was in his cage and you talked to Brandy or babied her, Eddie would scream and chirp and say "Pretty bird" over and over until you made a fuss over him too. So all animals get jealous. They are just like kids, if you do for one, you have to do for the other. You just have to be fair. Another dog? no, you don't need an extra baby to take care of- just take care of those 2 you have there equally.
That is so cute, thanks for the much needed smile and help get my mind off our own situation - we just helped each other.
Ty! Good luck, hugs to the 3 of you.
Karen

2007-03-29 20:51:59 · answer #5 · answered by brandy2007 5 · 1 0

the dog is already jealous. If you get another dog he might see it as competition for your attention.

2007-03-30 10:27:44 · answer #6 · answered by ravenhk 4 · 0 0

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