For many of us, myself included, our dogs are our first children – we welcome an adorable puppy into our families, put hours of training into them and spoil them rotten. When it then comes to having a (human) family, it’s important our dogs don’t feel pushed out – a dog is for life, after all.
As a dog mom to a rather boisterous six-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) called Maple, I knew I would be kept plenty busy when it came to welcoming our new (human) arrival, but there were some definite perks – and downsides – of bringing up a baby with a dog that I hadn’t considered.
