{"id":263,"date":"2025-06-26T17:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T17:36:32","slug":"we-almost-rehomed-our-golden-retriever-because-he-barked-at-the-nanny-then-i-watched-the-camera-footage-and-was-shocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"We Almost Rehomed Our Golden Retriever Because He Barked at the Nanny \u2014 Then I Watched the Camera Footage and Was Shocked!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When our golden retriever, Beau, began barking at our new nanny, we assumed he was just having trouble adjusting. Beau had always been a loving, gentle dog\u2014friendly to everyone and quick to wag his tail at visitors. But his reaction to Claire, our caregiver, was different. He growled, barked, and stood protectively between her and our baby daughter, Zoey. It worried us so much that we even considered finding Beau a new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/63-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/63-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/63-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/63-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/63.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After years of hoping and waiting, Zoey was finally here\u2014our little miracle and greatest joy. Beau stayed close to her crib like a devoted protector. But once Claire arrived, his behavior changed, leaving us confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claire came highly recommended\u2014professional, kind, and well-loved by past families. We trusted her right away, but Beau didn\u2019t. His anxiety grew every day, especially when Claire got near Zoey. She began sending worried texts: \u201cBeau won\u2019t let me near her. Maybe you should keep him in another room?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As exhausted new parents, we started to wonder if she was right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When our golden retriever, Beau, began barking at our new nanny, we assumed he was just having trouble adjusting. Beau had always been a loving, gentle dog\u2014friendly to everyone and quick to wag his tail at visitors. But his reaction to Claire, our caregiver, was different. He growled, barked, and stood protectively between her and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/?p=263\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;We Almost Rehomed Our Golden Retriever Because He Barked at the Nanny \u2014 Then I Watched the Camera Footage and Was Shocked!&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":265,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions\/265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coolxmagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}