Twin Moms…Do You Ever Feel Bad For Your Dog(s) After Twins?

 

Twin Moms…Do You Ever Feel Bad For Your Dog(s) After Twins?

7-2-2012

My baby girls are 28 months old today. WAH!!!!! I am hating the sound of that .

 

 

I sat in rare silence last night, holding our little, now 3-year-old Yorkie on my lap. I realized how long it has been since I had the time to nestle her on my chest alone, and pet her gently for any amount of time. And then I couldn’t help but think to myself, ‘Man do I feel sorry for this poor, little dog.’

 

She’s chased all day by twins..running and hiding. One twin which adores her beyond words, but is still just a rough & tumble toddler yet. We all know toddlers can be inadvertently rough to things that they care about. The other twin that seems nice to her and then will suddenly pull her ear or hair, squeeze her leg, or hold her neck, is the biggest challenge. ‘What did mommy throw you into here?’

 

 Daphne after a very quick ‘cool off’ swim

 

Allie hugging Daphne in bed.

(She’s the more gentle twin with her, hence why you see no Annie & Daphne photographs.)

 

I have two other dogs that are larger and have had one another for years. They are quite content, and so my guilt really falls on this one dog in particular. I remember before the twins I actually had the time to brush her daily. Some days now I find it hard to brush my own hair.

 

And those $65 groomings are now impossibly hard to come up with every 6 weeks since the twins came into our lives. ‘Why not? It isn’t her fault’, I think to myself. I used to even dress her up in little clothes and bows like celebrities do to their own toy breeds, and we’d bring her to the park and let her walk as much as a 3 lb. dog can walk.

 

 

Think I have had the time to doll up the dog or sport her around in her little backpack lately? Heck no! My job has been my twins and also just protecting little Daphne until the twins are older and know better. (I’m the ref.) Time has been scarce, but in looking in those dogs eyes and having that quiet time with her, I just felt really sad and guilty. I don’t need to dress her like a pocket pup, but I realized last night I need to give her more attention.

 

She was originally a gift to my now 6 year old to help her deal with my new pregnancy, and have something of her own to care for, which lasted all of a few weeks (at best.) She was 4 years of age at the time. I did not know I was having twins by any means at this time, and that Daphne would face such a hard fight for daily survival since the twins became mobile. Knock on wood, there hasn’t been any need to see the vet as of yet and I hope to keep it that way.  It’s hard all around.

 

Daphne the day we got her and then with Mikayla for her 4th b-day shoot!

 

The twins love the dog and fight over her.. (ugh, messy). But little hands can be so rough, and time in general..so scarce. We almost forget at times that there are other little creatures in need of our love and attention to in our families. I just wish there was more time in the day. However, last night made me realize, I really have to try harder.

 

Juggling away!

 

Anybody else feel bad for their dog(s) or any family pet after the birth of your baby or twins? Feel free to express your feelings below.