Before we brought Julianna home I was very concerned about how Brutus, my 4 year old French Bulldog, would respond to the new addition to our family.
It would be an understatement to say that my dog is a little on the spoiled side. Juan and I got Brutus the weekend after we got married and he’s been our pseudo-child. It was very important that we did whatever we could to ease his transition to the updated version of our family that included Julianna.
It’s been so cute to watch him with the baby. When we first got home from the hospital Brutus didn’t quite know what was going on, but he definitely knew that something new and strange was in the house. I was sitting on the couch with the baby when Juan brought Brutus into the house for the first time. The Bru quietly & cautiously circled the couch & the kitchen. We picked him up & let him smell the baby and I believe that like Juan & I, it was love at first sight.
When Julianna cries he gets up to make sure that Juan & I know that she’s upset. If we would let him, he lick her all day long. This apparently is how dogs comfort & show affection to their puppies. I like the idea that Brutus thinks of Julianna as his pup.
Brutus licking Julie's toes
