For those who had dogs before bubs...

[Teeki]

The terrorist just keeps himself clear and will play a little with DS but just removes himself when things don't suit him.

Best behaved terrorist ever!

I agree with making any changes well before baby comes along, you don't want the dog "blaming" the baby for changes that he/she didn't like. I also agree that you can never really trust your dog. Even the best dog can get fed up with too much screaming and ear pulling. My dog was absolutely my baby before DD came along and he is so well behaved around her, but I won't leave him alone with her.

[EssTee]

Thanks - these are great tips
I definitely wouldn't leave my dogs alone with him.
3/4 of them have been around babies before although only for visits, and that's obviously a bit different to the 24/7 scenario they'll be faced with in a few months!
Currently dogs aren't allowed in our room although the youngest one does come in at night when OH is away so I will start moving away from that at some point. they are allowed on the lounges but we've put that rule into place before (and then became a bit lax about it, hence them now sleeping on the lounge) so it shouldn't be hard to fix that one up if we choose to.
good to see that having a seperate area for them seems to work well.