Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

I just woke up in the middle of the night b/c I'm worried about what to do with our black lab when I go into labor. She is used to getting 3 walks a day and I'm worried about being in labor for 24 hours plus. The kids in our neighborhood are too young to walk her for us. I'm wondering if we should drop her off at a kennel or something...

what are your plans?

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

Wow...I never even though about our dog. I guess we will ask family or friends to stop by and let her out, we only live about 10 min from the hospital so its not that far out of the way. I am not going to worry too much about her getting enough exercise. She'll have plenty of excitement and visitors when we get home with the baby.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

My dog will go to my parent's house.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

We had a friendly neighbor walk her while we were occupied at the hospital...

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

I went to the hospital at 5pm on Wednesday and Maggie went into her crate (we didn't know I was going to be induced though). DH went home at about 3am and let her out, fed her and slept with her til about 10am.

DH came back to the hospital around 10am and was there all day until about midnight (DS was born at 9:59pm on Thursday) and he went home to let her out, feed her and sleep with her again.

Friday I was in the hospital all day and DH would go home in spurts and let her out and feed her.

Maggie was used to being crated for that long at that time though, and he put food and water in her crate, which we never do and I think that upset her more than anything else.

He also brought home a blanket and let her sleep with it. But she did fine and now Christopher and Maggie are best buds.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

Our dog is used to many walks as well and us always being around. We will have family here as much as possible when we leave for the hospital! After the baby is born, Im sure I'll be sending Dh to take care our "first baby" too.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

we will either leave her here and have DH mom come and get her, or take her into town with us and drop her off at my parents or DH dad or brother, so some type of family will have her...she cant be left alone for more then 3 hours out in the house or else she gets into things and chews them up...shes my high mait. fur kid :)

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

She'll either stay at our house and my parents will take care of her or we will drop her off at my IL's.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

She will go to my MIL's house which is very close by. She goes there when I am at work, so it really won't change her schedule.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

Im planning on asking my neighbors to let him out until my parents get here.....we are not that far from the hospital, so they will be staying at our house and helping out

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Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

My parents will come and let them and or DH will come home and feed them. We life 5 minutes from the hospital so I am not really worried

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

With DD my neighbor took care of the dog and when my hubby went back and forth, he did too.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

My sister dog sits for us so she will take care of our dog when I go to the hospital.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

I am sure my mo mwill be at my house since it is a lot closer to the hospital than her house. Or I will ask my next door neighbors to let him out a few times a day.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

We had a friend come by to walk him and feed him. He even decided to stay and watch TV for a while with my dog sitting with him!

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

My DH will call my brother at some point while we're at the hospital and he'll go pick her up and bring her to his house.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

We live about a mile and a half from the hospital so DH will be able to go back and forth. Plus when MIL is on her way to the hospital I'm sure she'll stop in and we have friends that live in our complex that also said they'd help out.

Re: Dog owners: What's the plan when you go into labor?

We will just have my ILs come check on her let her o ut, etc. Our dog isnt on a tight schedule though, she can go 12 hours with no one home. If it takes too long, then my ILs can always take her to their house for a few days. I am honestly not too worried as a lot of people live close by so someone will be able to take care of her, plus the hospital is only 5 minutes from my house.