I know its not his hearing cuz he is only a year and a half old and he totally does the protecting thing where he will bark at my husband for even giving me a hug!!! :) But he is totally the baby in the house right now. I think he will do fine though with the little girl when she is born. He has also picked up on that sniffing my belly a lot and the other dog is starting to realize something is going on too i think. The new one that we got a month ago that is. But he was barking at something he heard on the next street over yesterday. I dont know what that was all about crazy animal lol.
I think animals have like this sort of instinct when we're pregnant I can't say I know the feeling since I can't pets(I'm not paying $250 pet security deposit) where I live but my neighbor has a black retriever and everytime she sees me she goes straight for my belly and starts smelling it and puts her head against it. Idk animals have natural parental instincts but or could also be jealousy if they're the baby in the house. I know for my dads pit it was a maternal instinct when my stepmom was pregnant.. She became super protective of my stepmom then the baby when the baby was born
Our 10 year old Pitt started to bark at everything and any thing. When we took him to the vet they ran test and told us he was losing his hearing and would mistake the ringing in his ears. They gave us ear drops and after a while he stop all the barking.
Sad to say my dog still thinks he needs to sleep with us. He is a great pillow and cuddler is why I havent completely put my foot down on him not being in the bed but last night I was so mad at him he slept in the kennel. Its in our room so its not like he was that far away but he at least lets me sleep in til 9 every morning!!! Its great. He thinks he is a lap dog still though and at 92 lbs HE ISNT!!!!! lol. But he as become more protective of me since ive been pregnant and is always smelling my belly.. Although his more recent thing to do is bite it!! He tries to bite the bottom of my belly that is. So I turn around to ignore him so he bites my rear end!! Stupid dog lol.
Oh my! LOL Must be hormones cuz my animals drive me NUTS! My cat is the worst! He is killing things left and right and before I take my son out to play I have to do a victim check on the lawn. Literally every day there are either headless bunnies, mice, chipmunks, birds or toads on my yard!! Ugh!! He used to be indoors until my son was born. He was never a lap cat but my first pregnancy he slept with me on my belly every night. My son LOVES cats and loves this cat but since he's been mobile, the cat wants to be outside more. Never again will I have a cat!
As for my dog, he's a 9yr old border collie and smart as can be but in the morning he just can't wait for me to get up. He stomps and ticks his claws around on our laminate floors until I get up. Drives me crazy! lol
Haha spray bottle i mean and it blocked our t u r d...
So glad I am not alone. I've tried the spray boyle and coins in a can. He just gets really intrigued and tries to attack it. The little well big he is 92 lbs **** is only a year and a half old so really still a puppy ange has so much energy I can't keep up with him. Him and the other dog who is bigger 136 lbs wrestle all day long also. It just wears me out sometimes.
Okay its not my dog but my CAT totally has a death wish! i hate him! he meows all the time and if you yell at him he hides and howls!! and gets louder! i have to chase him all over the house to put him outside! i told my BF tonight that im sure my cat officially hates me but thats fine cause the feelings mutual! lol He is lucky my daughter loves him or no one would! i think the moment i had my daughter, he got replaced and i have no patients left for him... dont get me wrong i do feel bad but OMG my patients are running low! and he is such a wimpy cat there is no way i could make him a permanent outdoor kitty cause the toms would kill him and he wouldnt get close to the food dish cause he is scared of the kittens even! trust me i thought about it! lol but i dont know lately he is acting up big time....shouldnt he be outside? its almost summer?!
I should add that he used to be a smart cat and i could tell him to go outside and he would listen, he would meow if his food or water dish was getting low or he needed outside (he doesnt have a litter box) but lately he is pushing my buttons!!
Our dogs have been acting up since I have been pregnant too. They will not calm down if they are together, they don't fight in a mean way but are always trying to show dominance and playing rough. We can not get rid of ours either. We have had to have one outside and one in (switching them routinely). Have you tried a spray bottle with just water to stop the barking
Oh God you and me both. My 15yr old Corgi is doing the same dang thing lately. I know he's old but God I'd like to kick him sometimes for all the noise!