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Originally Posted by jlaack  While it might be difficult to train a dog while being pregnant (I have no experience with this so I cannot say) it is absolutely essential that the training starts yesterday. It will be far more difficult to care for a dog exhibiting these behaviors and a newborn. Further the longer the dog gets to practice unacceptable behaviors the harder they will be to change. |
Amen.
In addition, we've had one member here who went to agility trials until just prior to delivering her first baby. Unless your pregnancy requires bed rest, the exercise will do you good, and you learning how to communicate with this dog in terms he can understand, along with learning how to be honest with him is essential.
If you're not going to put the effort into this dog, please find him a home that will. It's not fair to the dog, it's not fair to you, and it's not fair to your new baby to have an unpredictable, unreliable dog in the hosue. If you don't do it now, you certainly won't find the time when baby comes.