Childproofing Your Dog : A Complete Guide to Preparing Your Dog for the Children in Your Life

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Summary: Excellent Baby Shower Gift!!!
Review: "Childproofing Your Dog" and GreatPets.com are 2 resources I routinely tell my dog training clients about when they have children or are expecting to have children. This clear, easy, and informative book covers many of the issues people think about when they are considering having a dog and children around each other, and raises some issues many haven't even thought of yet. "Childproofing Your Dog" is worth far more than the sticker price.

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Summary: Excellent Baby Shower Gift!!!
Review: "Childproofing Your Dog" and GreatPets.com are 2 resources I routinely tell my dog training clients about when they have children or are expecting to have children. This clear, easy, and informative book covers many of the issues people think about when they are considering having a dog and children around each other, and raises some issues many haven't even thought of yet. "Childproofing Your Dog" is worth far more than the sticker price.

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Summary: childproofing your dog
Review: 'Good Owners Great Dogs' was one of the best dog training books I have read. When I saw 'Childproofing your Dog' I knew it would be just as good. It is a simple, easy to understand book. Basic common sense as far as children & dogs are concerned. I haven't found any other books available that cover this topic. We are expecting our first child in October and from what the authors have written we seem to be on the right track so far with our dog. A must-read, not only for people with dogs who haven't had children yet, but for people who don't own dogs.

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Summary: Childproofing your dog
Review: 'Good Owners Great Dogs' was one of the best dog training books I have read. When I saw 'Childproofing your Dog' I knew it would be just as good. It is a simple, easy to understand book. Basic common sense as far as children & dogs are concerned. I haven't found any other books available that cover this topic. We are expecting our first child in October and from what the authors have written we seem to be on the right track so far with our dog. A must-read, not only for people with dogs who haven't had children yet, but for people who don't own dogs.

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Summary: Helpful for anybody responsible for a dog OR a child.
Review: A quick, interesting read, full of pertinent information & tips for anybody whose dog might ever come into contact with a child, AND for anybody whose child might ever come into contact with a dog (see the "Dogproofing Your Child" chapter.)

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Summary: childproofing your dog
Review: A very concise book on the topic. I found this book to be intelligent, useful and sensible. It may lean a little more towards the owner who has experience obedience training a dog, but I found it helpful since I do have experience obedience training & prefer not to get extraneous training advice. I highly recommend the book.

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Summary: Useful for anyone whose dog will be around children.
Review: I found this book to be very helpful and informative. Although I don't have kids of my own my next door neighbours have small children who love my dogs, and occasionally people bring their children to my house. The many training tips in this book have helped me prepare myself and my dogs for situations in which the dogs will interact with kids, and contributed greatly to our peace of mind!

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Summary: Great and helpful book!
Review: I found this book to be very helpful. I like that they recommend professional trainers for serious problems. These should not be handled alone. My Jack Russell is almost four years old, and my children are 9 months and 3 years. It's not too late to implement the ideas in this book, especially if your dog is somewhat trained (sit, stay).

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Summary: Brings much-needed common sense to kids & dogs subject.
Review: Kilcommons does new families a great favor with this book. "Child-proofing Your Dog" is a common sense approach to introducing your new child to your dog, preventing problems, and ensuring a long, close relationship. He dispels myths and gives new parents an idea of what to expect both from their dog and from themselves. He identifies often-missed (or exused) signs of dominance in dogs, explaining the natural progression from dominance to aggression if left unchecked. In cases where there is a specific problem involving advanced aggression toward a child he advises going to a professional, as would any responsible dog trainer in print. Kilcommons and Wilson have years of experience and wisdom in dog behavior and training; they've written a trustworthy, important 'preventative manual.'

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Summary: Great and helpful book!
Review: This book has helped hundreds of my clients understand the psychology behind the child-dog relationship and it has helped them avoid many of the common mistakes people make when dogs and kids mix. Brian and Sarah don't get into a lot of specifics on how to correct established problems, which is actually a good thing. It would take volumes of books to address exactly how each individual breed, temperament and problem should be handled. That perspective is best left to a reputable, thorough and non-violent trainer. Brian and Sarah give you good specific information on how to keep common problems from developing and some great general rules that apply to every breed of dog. None of their instruction is damaging to the child-dog relationship, which is saying a lot compared to many other authors of dog training books. Overall, this book is light, entertaining, non-clinical, and informative. I recommend it to any dog owner that has regular contact with children.