for us we didnt really change much at all. we had to wean the dog off sleeping on the bed to her basket at the foot of the bed a few months before DS arrived, she doesnt have dinner until after DS has and isnt allowed to take his food or play with his toys (much as she'd like to!). she was a bit sad at first cos my time was so much focused on DS but we soon found she fit on the rocking chair under DS when he was feeding (who needs a feeding pillow??) and he is firmly higher ranking than her in our pack.
the hardest thing for us was teaching her she couldnt walk across his play mat or share his food but now the are no issues. he feeds it to her on purpose *sigh* and tries to force her to play fetch hehehe
I've found our dog has adjusted really well to having bubs around, and he was always treated like a baby by us. He's inside whenever we are, and we have a tiny house so he's in the lounge with us. He's excellent at staying on his mat when I'm playing with DD, but he was always good at doing what he's told.
I also had DH bring home baby clothes from hospital for him to smell. When we got home, because I hadn't seen the dog for four days, I went in on my own first and had a little play with him - he was so excited to see me again! When he'd calmed down DH brought DD in. We made absolutely no fuss over the fact she was there. He sniffed her butt and left it at that lol.
Until yesterday, DD had all her day sleeps in the pram in the lounge, so we had that out early for him to get used to. When she was in there, he'd get up every time she made a noise, then come and nudge DH or I lol. He's pretty curious about her - he watches her and follows us around. We let him get close when she's awake and we're holding her on the couch, and he's very careful. We just make sure we watch him and he's never alone with her.
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