Hi Brodrick... I am so pleased to see your interest in bonding with the little guy... trust me, It will make all the difference in the world.
Patience is the first thing that comes to mind, but then I think that you will be involved with him from the get go, so it may not be as difficult as it seems.
You are gonna have a beautiful baby soon and any time you spend with him will help establish that you are part of the pack and that he respects you as such!!!
Welcome aboard.... we are so happy to have you here!
Hey there! Welcome to CC! It is awesome that you want to bond with the chi baby...that is the first step. Just as long as you visit with her often, it shouldn't be a problem, and socializing is really important also, it will help her to be friendly with everyone, including you! Good luck!
Welcome to the group...The pup will bring alot of entertainment to your life..We're all looking forward to lots of pics of her and are happy to have the whole family as part of our forum. Deb
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I too am glad I joined. An I already appreciate the advice.
But I kinda foresaw that time would be required to bond properly with the Lil'Girl. But unfortunately that leads to our Delema.
Tasha an I aren't able to see eachother, like very often atall, for reason's out of our control we see eachother like once every two weeks and never at her place.
So you can see our issue, who can I bond with a pet that I never get to see.
We came up with the idea of taking turns with the Pup. Like I have it for a week every two weeks or something. that Way I can bond with Ayvee(our Chi).
I'm wondering if this is even a good idea, can anyone think of any issues? The only thing I can think of is that I'd need to let the Pup mayure a lil'More, like after its done its nursing stage, an I would of course at the start of implementing this stratagy I'd only take her like maybe for a day, then two then maybe three or four and finaly a Week at a time, also, in between those times I'd let Tasha see her in intrevals so the lil'Doggy doesn't miss her either.
Anywhoo, as always I aprreciate this forum,
Thanx again for your welcome.
Brody,
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Hmmm, I am not to sure if having "joint custody" is very good for a pup, or not. But, i can tell you that, visiting her as often as possible and giving her lots of love and affection, you two will be able to have a very strong bond, and seeing that she will be visiting you at your house mostly, she will get used to your house and smells easily. Another thing that i might suggest is, try buying her a baby recieving blanket, or a small teddy bear, and keep it with you, maybe in your bed where you will have lots of contact with it, and then your smell will be on it, after a couple of days give it to her, and she will become familiar with you, without you having to be there all the time. Every once in a while, you can repeat the process to renew your "smell", and it will eventually become comforting to her, as she becomes familiar with you! Good luck
I think Lisa gave you some good advice there with the teddy/blanket with your smell on it. I hope you dont mind me asking but I was just wondering why you and Tashals consider this as a good time to be taking on a puppy? It sounds a little stressed and complicated to me, and possibly not the ideal time or situation to bring a pup into. But that's just my view and I am sure you both know what you're doing. If I'm out of line asking those questions then please just say so, I just worry for the pup that's all.
Hello and welcome to the forum:) Good luck with your dilemma on the pup. I am not sure what the answer would be, but I am sure you will find out whats going to work for both of you.
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