We Nearly Gave Away Our Golden Retriever Because He Barked at the Nanny — But Then I Checked the Camera Footage and Was Stunned

But then I watched as she glanced over her shoulder, slipped it off, and tucked it behind the couch.

My heart picked up speed.

She reached into the bag and pulled out a tablet. Sleek. Black.

Then, she propped it up on the coffee table, opened an app, and angled the camera toward the nursery.

I leaned in.

Claire was livestreaming.

At first, I thought I was seeing it wrong. But then the tablet screen lit up with hearts, emojis, and scrolling comments.

Claire smiled at the screen and whispered greetings. She aimed the tablet perfectly into the nursery, like she’d done it before. She even typed in a title across the bottom of the stream:

“Nanny Nights: Part 12.”

Rose let out a sharp breath behind me.

We watched as Claire cooed at the camera like some influencer, chatting about Zoey’s sleep habits, feeding schedule, and even how long she napped. Then came the caption, “Night routine with Baby Z 💕👶 #NannyLife”

I felt sick.

Our daughter’s bedtime… was content.

We’d trusted this woman to care for our newborn. And she was broadcasting her every move to strangers. Who was watching? How many? And why?

Then came the worst part.

Zoey stirred in her crib. A small cough. Then a sharper one. Her legs kicked under the blanket, and she made this awful wheezing noise.

She was choking.

That’s when Beau stood up immediately.

First, he nudged the crib with his nose. Then he barked.

But Claire didn’t react. She was scrolling on her tablet, AirPods in, completely zoned out.

Beau barked louder. Climbed onto the rug. Nudged the blanket

again.

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