Staffy's really are family dogs!!

My nearly two year old girl has always been boisterous, playful and extremely over excited. My husband and I recently had a baby. We were both nervous as to how she was going to react. As she had been our fur baby for nearly two years and a very spoilt girl at that!

We had prepared her by playing baby crying sounds leading up and done a good amount of research on how to include her when the time came. Finally the day arrived. She went up to my husbands parents home for a week as we needed some time to settle into life as first time parents. She loves going up there as she gets to run on the beach. We had given them a blanket with the baby's smell on it so she could familiarize the smell. The day she came home my husband took her for a big run before coming to the house to burn off any excess energy. At the gate I had left another blanket. We let her smell it. She was so calm!!! She ran around the yard smelling. We had her on lead at first. We showed her our bundle of joy. she was so gentle. sniffing. calm.

That was seven weeks ago and still the same behaviour. My over excited girl has gone and a calm lady has arrived. She adores him. She sleeps next to his cot even on the cold floor if we have not been quick enough to move her bed from the lounge when its bed time. She will wake with me and sit at my feet every feed throughout the night. When he cries she cries and nudges the cot gently rocking him which will often stop him crying. Once he stops she goes to bed.     

We now call her Mummy staff! Of course we supervise him and her very strictly! Of course at the dog park she still has plenty of energy but she is far more calm than ever before. She plays and always comes and checks on her baby every few minutes. She has blown us away with her behaviour. I didnt think I could love her more but I just did xxx    

Excellent story and pleased things are going so well. Congrats on the new addition to the family   

That made me smile a lot xxxxxx

Congrats on your new arrival.. A new Forum member    

Staffs are historically known as the Nanny dog and your Mummy Staff just goes to show how true that name is   

My Flo is so protective of my youngest son.. And he's 14   

Congrats on your bundle of joy and it was lovely to read something positive about a staffie

Congratulations on your new arrival Nici, sounds like you did everything right in preparing for the new baby. Honey has taken to being a nanny and protector, you couldn't ask for anything more   

Congrats and great post, hope others find it and use your experiance to help them prepare for a new child. and I can Imagine how proud you are of your girl   

Congrats on your new baby, so glad all is going well but looks lke you were well prepared   

Congrats on your baby and your beautiful young lady. What a lovely story

aww thats lovely to hear,your son will have a best friend there   

Aww brill, how lovely   my Daisy met my nephew today and she's been really good too, I think it's in their nature   

Congratulations on the birth of your son and for the way you have
handled everything. So good to hear   

Congratulations and well done Honey!