Baby's best friend

[norsegirl]

I'm lying on the ground with Georgia enjoying tummy time, when Anna decides she needs to get in on the action. The little attention whore squeezed into the tiny space between Georgia and I and rolled over on her back. Georgia turned, fascinated and grabbed a handful of fur. Anna returned the favour by licking her on every piece of exposed skin she could reach. They both seemed pretty happy with the interaction so I grabbed the camera to capture the moment.









This isn't the first time Anna has curled up next to the baby, but it's the first time she's done it in a room where I had the camera easily at hand. This was also the first time Georgia grabbed the fur. She stuck her fingers in Anna's mouth and grabbed teeth and lips and everything she could get her little fingers on. Anna just wagged and licked the whole time. I'm lucky to have such a tolerant, trustworthy dog when it comes to kids.

Yesterday while we were working on sitting on the floor Georgia watched Anna's wagging tail with great fascination. It's fun seeing her paying more and more attention to her surroundings. Jason also reports that she seems to be developing a preference for certain music. Of all the classical music he played for her while I was at derby practice, she responded most to Mozart. When it comes to children's songs she likes Jason singing the alphabet song, but she prefers Itsy Bitsy Spider from me. She also seems to like it when I sing Britney Spears songs. Yes, I know lyrics to several Britney songs.

Comments

[eliskimo.livejournal.com]

The third photo's really too cute!

[ethnowoman.livejournal.com]

Very very cute photos!

Our dog is afraid of the baby, or more specifically of her little grabby hands. He keeps his distance but he's also kind of old and getting crochety so I think he probably knows what's best for him. She LOVES him though! Gets this crazy grin every time she sees him!

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Our larger dog was kid-shy when it came to other kids. She seems to be okay with Georgia though. She likes to lie down just about an inch out of reach, which is the closest she's ever chosen to get to a child or puppy for that matter.

The little one is super-tolerant of ANYTHING kids want to do to her. I've seen a toddler grab her muzzle by sticking their fingers up her nose and into her mouth and she just stood there and wagged. I've seen a toddler take a bone right out of her mouth and she licked it while the kid held it. I've also seem her over on her back, showing her belly with a child lying on top of her. It's funny because she freaks out and snaps at other dogs if they so much as sniff her tail, but children can do anything and she's fine with it.

At this point Anna likes Georgia far more than Georgia likes Anna. I wish I could have gotten a shot of how she used to wrinkle her nose in disgust when the wet beagle nose touched her. I'm sure that will shift in time as Georgia starts exploring her world more.

[ethnowoman.livejournal.com]

That's so great your puppy is so kid friendly. Kids and dogs are meant to be together. Plus, when Georgia starts eating (dropping) solid food, Anna will like her EVEN MORE.

[haworth-attard.livejournal.com]

That is just TOO cute!

[ya-inga.livejournal.com]

OMG the cuteness!

Al least she isn't only happy when you sing Baby's got Back ; )