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

by Sarah Wilson and Brian Kilcommons

Book Overview

Master dog trainer and author of Good Owners, Great Dogs Brian Kilcommons shows readers how to encourage children and dogs to be perfect companions, in a comprehensive manual that demonstrates how to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446670162
• ISBN13: 9780446670166
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Baby Shower Gift!!!

"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.

Childproofing your dog

'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.

Helpful for anybody responsible for a dog OR a child.

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.)

Very helpful book

This book leads you through the process of preparing your existing dog for the arrival of a new baby, and shows how this new stress is likely to bring some holes in your dog's training to the forefront. It also offers helpful advice if you already have children and are thinking of acquiring a family dog. It also has an important chapter called "Dogproofing Your Child" on teaching your child how to behave around animals.

Brings much-needed common sense to kids & dogs subject.

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.'