Pet parents prepare dog for new furry sibling with stuffed animal

Pet parents prepare dog for new furry sibling with stuffed animal

Recently, dog mom Rachel Givens anddog dad Collin Hughes decided that they wanted toadd a second pup to their growing furry family.However, before they could do that,they had to prepare their firstborn, a bulldognamed Shug, for the new addition.For six weeks, Givens and Hughes trainedShug to run to his new bulldog stuffed animalevery time they asked where Bruce was.Bruce is both the name of the stuffed animaland the name of Shug’s new baby brother.When Shug and the real Bruce finally met, Shug wasbeyond excited to hang out with his little brother.At one point during their first interaction,he even went to check on his Bruce statuejust to make sure that it was still there.According to the video, Shug andBruce are now “inseparable”.People in the comments were impressedby Givens and Hughes’ preparation tactic.“And that’s on good pupperparenting!” one person said.“I have NEVER seen such a unique and [effective]way of introducing a new dog,” another said