Introduce 6yr old JR to 15 mnth old baby

MandyLou66

Hi Pet people!
My daughter has a boyfriend who has a 15month old son, I have the most spoilt 6 year old Jack Russell (my fault! child replacement) who has had no real contact with 'small people', obviously he has grown up with my grown up children so I am wary as to how he will react when they meet, he tends to bark at things with wheels ie buggies, scooters, bikes etc.
How should I introduce them, in our house or on neutral ground. Any advice will be welcome, don,t want to upset my boy or the baby.
Regards ML.

CFC

Firstly, keep pooch closely under control when they meet. Have child out of buggy and on your daughter's/dad's lap. Dog may ignore child. If so, then happy days. Never ever ever leave the two in a room together unsupervised. It's not possible to predict how a dog will be with children if they haven't been brought up around them.

davsidipp

i have two jrt very good nature not spoilt at all they are dogs after all and also have a 2 year old grandson dont underestimate a jack russell clever dogs and can snap quite easily.as you have spoilt one i would be on my guard my older one cant stand my grandson chasing him around tends to growl a bit but has never gone for him saying that i still would not trust him so he his never on his own with them.

MandyLou66

Thanks for the advice, although he is spoilt he does usually do as he's told! we will supervise at all times and hopefully they will become familiar with each other. He is usually fine with people once he sees his 'people' accept them its just we don't have babies about that often.
Regards
ML

CFC

Even if he accepts the baby as part of 'his people', it's impossible to predict how they will react. A senior dog would give a junior dog a 'telling off' if he was annoying or alarming as part of the pup's learning process - pooch may 'innocently' do the same thing, but the consequences are not the same...