SMammers816
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Hi all… I’m a new first time mom to a 4 week old baby boy. I have two bullies - one is 8 (Gunner) and the other is 3 (Cooper). We are having some real issues with Cooper. When we brought baby home, Cooper immediately started jump and lungeing at me or my husband if we had baby in our arms. He would bark if baby started crying. I immediately called my vet and they prescribed trazadone (sp?) and he has been on it for a month. The jumping and lunging has stopped, but the barking is next level and I think Cooper is now used to the anxiety medication. Unfortunately I have been blessed with a colicky baby so he cries a lot and every time Cooper goes crazy with the barking. We brought in a trainer to do weekly sessions with him and I thought it was going well but we just can’t deal with the barking. We have tired long walks (when it’s not so crazy hot out), stimulation toys like treat calls, kings stuffed with food and licky mats. We are at a point where I’m always upstairs with the baby and Cooper is downstairs. My husband is starting to get resentful towards Cooper and I can’t say I don’t fully blame him… I’m slowly starting to feel that way too. He is suggesting a barking shock collar or us looking into rehoming him. Neither of which I want to do, but we just cannot live like this much longer. I love my dogs beyond imagination, but this baby comes first. As I said we are first time parents that are sleep deprived at the moment and something’s got to give. I was wondering if anyone had similar experiences with a baby? HELP!!!!