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- When my dog started behaving protective around me, I wondered what was going on.
- It turned out that I was pregnant; then, it happened with each of my next three kids.
- Vets say this is not uncommon, but there's little research-based evidence.
I'll admit it — historically, I've never been much of a dog person. But when I was dating my now-husband, he made it clear that owning a dog was a nonnegotiable in the future he envisioned, and I liked him more than I disliked dogs. We were married only a week before he begged to pick up a puppy from Pittsburgh, and I agreed, in exchange for him doing one load of dishes in our tiny apartment sink.