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The baby had been home from the hospital only one day when the family dog


The baby has been home *one* *day* and nobody can be bothered to watch it?

It's not that unusual for pets to see newborns as competitors, especially dogs which interpret the situation as competition by a newcomer in the pack domination hierarchy. Just as young children often see a newborn as competition for momma's attention.
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"If they can't picture me with a knife, forcing them to strip in an alley, I don't want any part of it. It's humiliating." - windsock