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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Californian FB"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi Brooke! I loved your post and congrats on your new little baby
boy! I remember when I brought home my little Diva (she’s 3 now),
she was just like what you described Moses to be…soft, cuddly, a total
ball of love and snuggles, and I couldn’t bare to let her sleep anywhere
but right under my neck on my pillow, then I’d carry her out to the potty
in the morning, because heaven forbid her little toesies had to touch the
floor!!! Plus it is so nice to just have them close to you! I have
two of them now, another wonderful girl named Sophie came to us from rescue and
the two of them sleep (most nights) in the laundry room/pantry with a baby gate
up…but some nights, I cheat and want them in my bed to snuggle.
They both do just fine either way, some nights Diva will whine a little, and
sometimes she throws an all out fit, but that is very rare, and it usually
lasts about 3 minutes until she realizes it’s bed time and she has to get
over it. If you want my not-very-expert opinion, as just a mommy to two
bassets who rule my heart and my world, they do not stay that little and
precious and puppy-ish very long, and what you do now will form his personality
for the rest of his life. If you can, snuggle with him, hold him whenever
you can, love him more than you know you should and never stop breathing in
that sweet angel puppy breath. Diva is a spoiled little rotten princess,
and she is the absolute love of my life! I know I made her that way, so I
give her a little slack. (wink wink) If it ends up interfering with your sleep
or something like that – for example when he’s 60lbs and has no
idea he’s not a little puppy anymore, and you end up in a little corner
of the bed so HE can be comfortable (happens to me all the time), then you may
want to look at the alternatives, but for now, there is nothing wrong with
taking him into your bed and snuggling up with him all you want.
He’s bonding with you. Enjoy it!!! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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