Dog and baby

Agree with others, not wise to have a dog and a baby. The baby will be a full time job without worrying about a dog as well. Why give yourself extra work? Wait until the child is old enough to understand and can join in the fun of getting a puppy.

Terriers (which are small dogs) were bred to catch rats and other vermin, so I'd be wary of having them with a baby. DGD has learned as she's grown how to treat our spaniels, who've been fairly indulgent with her!
I was always twitchy about the cats sitting on a baby's face! Our cats always loved sleeping near a baby, but never actually touching.

We got our first dog (Airedale) when our boys were about 8 and 10. He became part of the family and was very good at football!

I would never leave a dog and young child alone

We had a nanny dog (Labrador) when I was young. And again when my daughter was young. That was specific to the temperament of those 2 specific dogs though.

We also left our cats alone with my DGS. They were terrified of him and still never go near him.

Most dogs though, I'd completely agree. Never leave a baby alone with them.

Even a little dog such as OP mentions can kill a baby. Personally I would never have a dog with a young child in the family. Not leaving them alone together isn’t enough - a dog can attack in the blink of an eye, and kill before an adult has a chance to intervene.

My Weimaraner was three when my daughter was born. No problems at all.

Someone on a dog Facebook page had a puppy and a young baby and her husband had had to work away for a while. The poor girl was at the end of her tether. Puppies are such hard work. I had my first dog before I had children and made a point of treating her very much as a dog. Much as I wanted to make a huge fuss of her I’d heard that spaniels could get very jealous when a new baby suddenly gets all of the attention. I made up for it when I did have my daughter though, and the dog is in all of the photos. I wouldn’t leave a baby or small children alone with my dog the way I did back then, though. I hate seeing pictures on the internet with small babies lying next to dogs. My mindset has changed over the years. My daughters dog, acquired when the boys were @ 11 and 8 actually made them as a family and the joy on the boys’ faces when they saw their surprise puppy is something I’ll never forget.

Of course it's ok to have a dog and a baby but never leave them together alone. I had the dog first then the baby. My lovely retriever spent the first three weeks of my Ds's life ignoring him. She would refuse to even look at him. She came round but I never left them alone.

I'd sooner focus on the baby and get the dog later when the child can join in.

My children and grandchildren have always been brought up with dogs in the family never ever have they been left with a dog on their own .

we always had dogs with our children, you just need to train the dog and be sensible

I think it depends on the breed of dog and also which came first - the dog or the baby.

We got our first dog - a border collie - when my son was six months old. They got along fine and we had no issues at all.

However, I would never leave a baby and a dog alone together. Or a cat and a baby for that matter