Many of our relatives and friends were shocked when they learnt that we have Zoewe (our toy poodle) at home roaming around freely when we have Ryan, all the more so, when they heard that Zoewe sleeps in the master bedroom as well. "You cannot have dogs at home when you have a baby!". "You should give your dog away!" "What if your dog bites him? A dog is still a dog."
We understand that they all meant well and we are grateful. Honestly, we were also apprehensive when we found out that Ryan was on the way, only months after we bought Zoewe, although we made sure that we bought a breed that shed the least and is children friendly. We too have thought of giving her away but she has become so much a part of our family and we could not bear the thought of parting with her. So, in other to have the best of both worlds, we made sure that she is constantly groomed and trimmed and used the best grooming shampoo available (to prevent disease or shedding). We are glad that we did our homework before we went ahead to buy any puppy of our fancy because, Zoewe has proven to be really baby friendly.
As Ryan turned one, we have started to allow him to interect with Zoewe directly under our tight supervision. Our objective is to make sure that he does not develop a phobia or fear of animals and above all, we wanted him to be animal lover from a young age. As you can see from the pictures, the two of them have clicked pretty well and have became best of friends. In fact, they each have found a new play mate.
We have also invested in a air filter cum air purifier to be placed in the masterbedroom to make sure that whatever little dust or shedded fur will be filtered as much as possible. Zoewe has lost that privilege to sleep on the bed with us nowadays as Ryan has taken over that privilege, but we are glad that she has not display any form of jeolousy. We just got to make sure that we have not love her lest with the addition of Ryan.
It is always a joy to see both of them playing together and hearing Ryan's laughter whenever he is with his `big sister'......
7 comments:
if i didnt look carefully.. i thought the dog was fake.. so adorable, fluffy.. love it..
The dog is so cute!! A great friend for Ryan.
wow..at first i tot Zoewe was a toy doggie.. see see, he is real, .. haha.. so cute.. and such a nice name.. mine labrador is called Labby and frens asked me why Labby.. or Labbie.. i dont know why.. perhaps easy for us to call.. hahaa.. but i dont put her inside the house.. she is too big...
I tght the dog is fake one lol.....so cute.
Everybody taught that Zoewe is a toy too at first. Sure is fluffy but giving her a bath and blowing her dry is a weekly chao and nightmare.
u r such a thoughtful daddy!
Oh... and I thought Zoewe is a fluffy toy doggie.. so cute! Glad that Ryan & Zoewe can bond really well. They are sure going to be the best of friends even when Ryan grew up...
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