what a sweet dog this is. I know everyone will appreciate this lovely chap

[skinnydipper]

Is there a difference between a baby cry and an adult?
When I start wailing over a movie my husky is the only one to react
And he just lays on my lap.
I just want to preface when I eventually have kids I will NOT be letting them near the baby like that man. More just curious as only 1/6 dogs seem to even notice I’m crying

In addition to the crying/squealing, it could also be the way they move.

 

[Beausmate]

He might be a lovely dog, who adores his little sister (bleugh!), but if he reverts to base dog behaviour, that baby is dead in seconds. That bloke is an idiot, and that baby is at risk.

 

[JBM]

In addition to the crying/squealing, it could also be the way they move.

That does make sense! Thank you

 

[misst]

A baby's crying is high pitched too. I think they just mimic prey in their jerky movement and their sound. Also they smell different to a dog - I have been told a new baby is not "human" to a dog - just another small animal. They accept them when humans train and demonstrate behaviour around them showing they are NOT to be played with or pushed around. That dog does not understand in any way that the baby is a small human and is off limits. He's curious but that could change very very quickly.

 

[paddy555]

A baby's crying is high pitched too. I think they just mimic prey in their jerky movement and their sound. Also they smell different to a dog - I have been told a new baby is not "human" to a dog - just another small animal. They accept them when humans train and demonstrate behaviour around them showing they are NOT to be played with or pushed around. That dog does not understand in any way that the baby is a small human and is off limits. He's curious but that could change very very quickly.

to my mind to add to that is also the question of jealousy. If the dog was there before he was their adored baby, life may well have centred around him. Then this "thing" comes along and is now also the centre of attention possibly more so than he is.
We got our first puppy when I was 3. (mongrel sheepdoggy cross type dog) totally gentle. We grew up as siblings. She came into a household where she was the centre of attention or at least mine but she was the bottom of the pile and knew her place as a pup.
I think that may be a better way with dogs and small kids.

 

[P3LH]

Have said it before and will say it again, i don’t know why people insist on forcing dogs and babies/infants together. I came home from the hospital to a house full of dogs, and I don’t think either of us much bothered with each other till I was about school age. They had their space, I had mine, as a family we mixed - that was about it.

 

[paddy555]

OTOH after all the dog problems with dogs and kids I just thought this one was sweet.

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[Landcruiser]

to my mind to add to that is also the question of jealousy. If the dog was there before he was their adored baby, life may well have centred around him. Then this "thing" comes along and is now also the centre of attention possibly more so than he is.
We got our first puppy when I was 3. (mongrel sheepdoggy cross type dog) totally gentle. We grew up as siblings. She came into a household where she was the centre of attention or at least mine but she was the bottom of the pile and knew her place as a pup.
I think that may be a better way with dogs and small kids.

That's what I saw in the first video. The dog putting it's paw on the owner's arm. Our JRT does that with me if she's cuddled next to me, if our other dog jumps up on the sofa next to us... Sometimes accompanied by stiffening and whale eye. I quietly and firmly put them both off immediately if that happens. It's possession, jealousy, and potentially threat behaviour and can escalate very quickly.