No Allergies for Elish

There's an expression that says 'whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.' I hope this is true. With our parenting skills, Elish will be the strongest adult imaginable. Many people warned us about keeping a dog around, even one as well behaved (sic) as Leba, with a new baby.

We heard that babies exposed to allergins early in life have less as they grow up. (more info about that here)

Elish received his first exposure to dogs when he was 2 days old when Leba sniffed the little baby and promptly sat down wagging her tail and smiling. (yes dogs do that) This is the position she assumes (sit/stay) when I am holding one of her toys to throw in a game of fetch. She sat there waiting for the new toy we brought home for the hospital to be given to her. She learned very quickly that he is our chew toy, and she protects Elish everynight, sleeping right by his crib. One of our main inspirations for getting a dog was from Jordan, the famous Bogner wunder dog. After 2 years of Chavi adamantly refusing to get a dog, Jordan licked her and the rest is herstory. (she can tell it in another post, [punishment shout-out to Swidlers] )

For more info on crate training click here.