how to introduce puppy to my house?

[Lizard]

i got a puppy. black lab/aust shep mix - 11 wks old. when we first brought her home i noticed she has major worms, got her shots and now i dont see anymore worms, but since that first day, i have had her fence in my kitchen and take her outside alot. i have a cat and young kids, one who is still crawling. i am nervous about letting her roam the house now. when do i let her explore the house and not keep her in the kitchen? i dont have a crate, so that is not an option at the moment. when do i know for sure she is free of worms? and do i just let her in the livingroom and hall but close the bedrooms for a few days? she is pretty ok with potty training, whines when she wants to go. im just scared about doing it too soon, about my baby on the floor....
so how or when should i go about letting her into the full house?

 

[NightStar]

To make sure she is free of the worms go and take her for one last vet appointment before doing anything. After confirming that she is worms free, start introducing her to your family in the kitchen. Keep her on a leash and just put your baby in the same room as the dog. Do not let the dog near the child, especially if she shows signs of agitation. Once she calms down introduce her to the baby, keeping her on a leash and the baby a few feet away and safely in someones arms. Does this every day until your dog gets used to your child.
As for letting her room around a house; try one room at a time. Never all at once.

 

[Alexander Williams]

let it explore the house now it wont do anything to the baby it will problably be scared of the baby hope this works

 

[Mark]

you should have started it the day she got to your house. get her familiarized with the place. start teaching her where are restricted places, start obedience training also train her not to mouth to prevent her from biting your babies also start socializing her to your family members try walking her around the house with a leash on.

 

[lmfao]

That's just nasty I don't get why anyone would want a pet so badly they don't even do anything for u except cost u money and make u clean up there poop

 

[FidosCityGuide]

Rule one the only dog worm people can get is ring worm, it show on the dogs skin. So take a breath take your kids into the back yard and let they spend hours playing with the dog. No ill effects, Quit whipping everything 3 times a day with the Clorox wipes, your are destroying your kids immune systems not protecting them.

Open the gate and let the dog out, you are are over reacting. Dog worms can not be transmitted to dogs, and kids that live in over hygiene conditions are more likely to get sick, they never have the chance to build up immunities.

I know it's tough you want to do what is best for your kids, but think about it, talk to your Mom, what did you do as a kid, did your mom wipe everything down with bleach (No) did you get sick. New mom over reacting. You are doing more harm than good over reacting.