Preparing dog for baby?

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Preparing dog for baby?

Posted : 10/19/2008 7:52:49 AM

Does anyone have any good book or website recommendations about preparing the dog (current baby) for a new (human) baby?

I am due in May and I have been preparing her, but I want to make sure I'm doing the right things. She has been through obedience training, worked with a behaviorist on her resource guarding, and is over all a pretty mellow dog. I am currently focusing on upping the ante with "drop it" and "leave it" training.

Any advice will be much appreciated!

janet_rose

Posted : 10/19/2008 1:43:43 PM

Here are some books. You can probably find them in your local library. The links are to Amazon.com.

Wombacher, Mike, There's A Baby in the House: Preparing your Dog for the Arrival of Your Child, 9/2001
http://tinyurl.com/3vc3q

Hartmann-Kent, Silvia, Your Dog and Your Baby: A Practical Guide, 5/1999
http://tinyurl.com/3rrzm

Kilcommons, Brian, Childproofing Your Dog: A Complete Guide to Preparing Your Dog…, 4/1994
http://tinyurl.com/6hkj3

Silvani, Pia & Eckhardt, Lynn, Raising Puppies and Kids Together, 2005
http://tinyurl.com/alrj9

Pelar, Colleen, Living with Kids and Dogs...Without Losing Your Mind, 8/2005
http://tinyurl.com/2bb7mv

LillianD

Posted : 10/19/2008 9:23:03 PM

I would definitely suggest Childproofing Your Dog. It's a very quick read, but has a lot of good info. I love Janet_rose's suggestions, my kids aren't babies and the dogs are used to them, but I always love to read as much as I can for the fun of it.