This is Scooter! An adorable Dachshund who recently learned some newborn manors. His owners contacted me once their baby was born and I could tell right away that Scooter was used to getting much more attention than anyone, and that this would have to stop.

His owners were happy to follow my advice and immediately started seeing fabulous results. Baby is growing well and Scooter comes second to baby (as is now clear in his mind). It's easy to want to give such an adorable pup attention, I mean, look at his face! For the most part, we give dogs way more attention than they need or than is natural for them and they generally don't know what to do with it. Scooter took over everyone's emotional space because he thought he was allowed and encouraged to. Once he understood that his role is the babysitter and not the baby, he immediately synced in.