MSE Pregnancy Club IX

Sami_Bee

I'm sure we will Krystal! we love doggies but have a specific 'brief' because it/they will be living in the garden, unsupervised during the day, be expected to go hunting with my Dad and be fun and 'safe' for Chris n bump to play with I'm not sure we'll beable to find that at a rescue place but her we'll enjoy meeting lots of lovely dogs and giving them a bit of love while we look.

I can't believe ur on the sofa and OH is snoring upstairs I'd have him on the sofa until he stops!! Pregnant ladies need their sleep

Anyhoo I'm gonna go get in bed to get my 6 hrs if I'm lucky, fed up of waking up all the time :rolleyes:

Krystaltips

I'm only on the sofa because I'm awake... Thought I'd sit up a bit until I feel really tired then try again... Then take the DS up and play jewel quest if I still can't sleep then lol...

Know what you mean about waking all the time!

Palm_Centro

mmm... just had a double choc muffin MIL picked it up while shopping

Sami_Bee

am I the first up?? surely not?!

MrsTinks

Sami - not going to read the whole thread but just noticed that you were going to look at a rescue doggy? Is this for you or your parents? Many rescues won't rehome to people with young children and babies so if it's for you then don't put your hopes up too high...
There are a couple of reasons for this. One that often people find it too much to have a new dog as well as a young family (guess how our dog ended up in rescue ) and as you can't take the kids back it's the dog that ends up back in rescue. Second is that there is always a risk of putting a dog with children - the rescue will temper test the dog but there is NO guarantee for how it will react with a screaming baby or a toddler pulling it's tail/ear/whiskers - the rescue has a duty to not place a dog in a situation where they feel it may end up harming anyone no matter how placid it normally is...
Lastly - rescue dogs require an enourmous amount of work and training classes and very often people with young children and babies just don't have this time and underestimate the time and work required and end up with a dog that rules the roost or is uncontrollable...

So - if the dog is for you then just be aware that the rescues might not be willing to rehome to you... And if it is for you then try to pick something over about 3 years old with some prior training You do not want to be trying to house train a puppy or deal with a hooligan teenager dog

got-it-spend-it

My Mum got her doggy (the one we are currently dogsitting) from a rescue centre 10 years ago. We were told that she couldn't go to anyone with young children because of her temperament. This was fine as at the time I was the youngest at home. She was immaculately trained and an absolute due. Over time various young children arrived in the family, and she has never been any problem with them. She lets them pet her, then slinks off to hide!

I guess they have to err on the side of caution, and as MrsTine says you don't know if they would under the pressure of screaming children chasing them!

Sami hope you have fun at the rescue centre and see lots of lovely doggies.

Sami_Bee

Tine!!! Glad you're back :kisses3:

Yeah doggy is for my parents, we/they are experienced dog owners and breeders so we know what's involved in looking after a dog/puppy and we've experienced the new owner returning a puppy too - we soon learnt from that one!
I'm not sure if we would be able to get a rescue dog due to what we intend to 'use' the dog for but it's where we'd like to start

You still feeling a bit poop with pain?

dooleys

Morning all :hello:

I'm up too :rolleyes:. The dog woke me up around 7 by licking my face, lovely eh :rolleyes:. Wouldn't be without him though. Have been trying to keep up with everything but if i miss a day i'm stuffed
Talking of cot mattresses, what type have people found the best and reasonably priced as there's soooo many with all these different things called spacetec, coolmax or amicor . Please help me!!!

Dooleys :hello:

Sami_Bee

morning dooleys
We've got the bog standard "foam core" ones from mothercare (bought before I discovered the wonder of MSE, kiddicare etc...)
Chris has been sleeping on his cotbed one for almost 2yrs now and its not sagged at all so we're gonna use it for baby too.
I suppose to be fair what mattress do you have on ur bed? If you insist on the best for your bed you may feel you should do the same for bubba or if ur like me be as tight as you like

MrsTinks

Sami_Bee wrote: »

Tine!!! Glad you're back :kisses3:

Yeah doggy is for my parents, we/they are experienced dog owners and breeders so we know what's involved in looking after a dog/puppy and we've experienced the new owner returning a puppy too - we soon learnt from that one!
I'm not sure if we would be able to get a rescue dog due to what we intend to 'use' the dog for but it's where we'd like to start

You still feeling a bit poop with pain?

I'm not going to comment on what you might use the dog for as I think we'd disagree rather strongly if it involves breeding

Still poop with pain yes... less sleep but the pain is managable during the day now there is very little driving or sitting in offices. I try to walk around a fair bit at my own pace but standing too long is excrutiating! alledgedly I have been referred to physio again but they are SO rubbish at giving you appointments so it's been nearly 2 weeks since I was referred... grrrrrrrr And still no appointment.

Hohum...