CAT | Babies and pets
When Laura Goodman and her husband, Burt, were first married, their black lab, Nell, was like their first baby. They spoiled her with plenty of affection. So when Laura became pregnant, she worried about how Nell would handle having a real baby in the house.
On the happy day when their son Reed arrived, the Goodmans mapped out a plan. When Mom and baby arrived home, Burt stayed out in the hallway with Reed, while Laura spent time alone with Nell. After a few minutes, they brought the baby in and knelt down to let Nell see him.
“She gave him a good little sniffing, then went to her bed to lay down,” Laura recalls, adding that Nell’s maternal instincts took over from that day forward. “I just got the vibe she felt, ‘Ok, this baby is part of my pack now.’ ” (more…)
