How Will Mariah Carey's Jack Russell Terriers Handle Sharing Her With The Twins?

By Emily Hall Posted Mar 8th 2011 05:00PM

Mariah Carey has made no secret of her love for her adorable little doggies, JJ, Cha-Cha and Dolomite. Over the years, Carey, 41, has taken her pets surfing in Puerto Rico, running on beaches from California to Florida and on trips all over the world to wherever she is performing.

They are accustomed to being Carey's highest priorities. In essence, the cute pooches have been her babies, and she has spoiled them rotten. So what will the pop diva's feisty Jack Russell terriers do this spring after the popular performer gives birth to twins?

"Jack Russells can be quite possessive about those they love, wanting to guard them from children and even other pets," according to 'The Jack Russell Terrier' by Catherine Romaine Brown. "Jack Russells do not always fare well with children."

Carey is notorious for the lavish lifestyle she affords her beloved dogs. In 2005, the singer was outraged when several airlines refused to allow her eldest Jack Russell to fly with her in first class because he was too big. To compensate, Carey instead had her pampered pup squired around the U.S. by a driver in her Mercedes.

On the singer's first wedding anniversary in April 2009, husband Nick Cannon, 30, gave her a baby Jack Russell terrier they named Cha-Cha, who later gave birth to puppy Dolomite. And when the pets have experienced medical issues, Carey has spared no expense for their health and well-being.

So for the past couple of years, Cannon, Carey and the three Jack Russells have enjoyed being one happy family. Photos of Carey with the pooches always show her smiling and elated, obviously enjoying the antics of these personality-filled pets.

But what will happen when the twins come home?

Experts say that introducing this breed of dog to newborn babies does not have to be a bad experience if handled properly. The pooches need to know that they are not being replaced by the babies and that they will continue to be loved, nurtured and protected by Carey and Cannon.

According to 'Jack Russell Terriers for Dummies' by Deborah Britt-Hay, when the twins are born, the couple should bring home a "blanket or piece of clothing with their scent on it." This way, the dogs can get used to something new before the babies actually come home from the hospital.

During the first few days after the twins are born, Cannon should play a recording of their cries while Carey reassures the pets they are still beloved family members. Then Cannon can hold the babies while Carey scratches and pets the pooches.

"This way, the pets know that mom is happy to be home and equally happy to see her beloved Jack Russells," Britt-Hay writes. "Let the terriers sniff, touch and nuzzle the newborns while parents stay alert so they don't try to jump or get too rough."

Jack Russells who feel like they know the babies are more likely to love and protect the newest members of their family and not become overly jealous.

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Tuesday 08 March

By Andy

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I like twins... Oh, those twins ....

Thursday 10 March

By alice55

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My jack russell has always gotten along with kids. But she was exposed to them when she was 6 weeks old. She loves kids and vice versa.

By bill

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Sharing her shouldn't be a problem - plenty of her to go around (burrrrp).

By courtney

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if the dogs were going to be jealous of the babies they already would be even before they're born. so the pictures she posted on twitter saturday morning of Jill E Beans & Squeak laying on her chest during a nap on friday wouldn't have happened. little dogs if well taken care of don't react badly to children when my parents and I lived with my maternal grandmother when I was a baby she had two yorkshire Terriors and they didn't pretend like I wasn't there like you think a dog would with a baby get over it.

By joe

Who the h3ll is Jack Russell? Just tell him to leave.

Monday 21 March

By Marlene Rashidi

Who ever Jack Russell is, He just have to leave Mariah and Nick alone they make to perfect couple. SO Cute they're lucky to have each other.

Wednesday 09 March

By anon69

Oh please, the team of nannies will keep the dogs at bay. The dogs probably won't even realize that the babies are Mariah's because she won't be the one taking care of them.

By doneldathomas

Yeah I hear ya!!!

please Mariah & Nick aren't going to have Nannies they've openly said as much. not all stars have nannies for their kids Melissa Newman didn't have nannies for her sons and that was probably because of the guilt her mother felt over having had nannies for her & her sisters when they were growing-up Paul McCartney's grown childen didn't have nannies when they were kids and none of his grandkids do either. Mariah even said on Larry King in 09 when asked when the time came would she have a nanny for her children I don't plan on that why have kids if your going to hand them off to a stranger to raise. as I've said before little dogs tend to react to kids better than big dogs do at least she doesn't have her dovermans anymore

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