And Baby Makes Four: A Trimester-By-Trimester Guide to a Baby-Friendly Dog

by Penny Scott-fox, Ingrid Kallick, Uncredited ghostwriter

Book Overview

Having a baby should be an exciting and celebratory time for parents-to-be. However, if there is a pet in the household, there may be concern about how he will react to a newborn addition to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793805678
• ISBN13: 9780793805679
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: TFH Publications
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Easy to understand and easy to implement

And Baby Makes Four is a great book for expecting parents who have 4 legged children living at their house. It is an easy to follow book with practical recommendations for preparing your dog for baby's presence. Most training can be easily implemented into your daily routine with a few simple changes (changing when you feed your dog or changing expectations of your dog). It also include advice about cats. I feel more confident about the exciting day when my baby meets my dog and cat.

Excellent Resource

This book gives excellent, clear instruction on how to prepare your fur-kids for the new baby. I didn't get it until my 3rd trimester, but it's still working tremendously well. I highly recommend it!

And Baby Makes Four is a "must-have" for any dog owners who plan on becoming parents.

Written by dog behavior specialist Penny-Scott Fox, And Baby Makes Four: A Trimester-by-Trimester Guide to a Baby-Friendly Dog is a practical, easy-to-use guide to dog training written especially for expectant parents. The first trimester covers a health check and status reduction program; after ensuring that one's dog is healthy, one must acclimate the dog to accepting a lower rank in the family and not getting its own way - not sleeping in the human bedroom, not feeding the dog before anyone else in the house, teaching him to respond to commands always, and not just when he feels like it, etc. The second trimester involves professional training if needed, teaching the dog not to destroy or bury baby toys, desensitizing the dog to baby sounds, and modifying problem behavior, particularly aggression, jumping up, or fear of strangers. The third trimester involves acclimating the dog to baby smells, leash training, and jumbling the dog's routine so that it doesn't expect or demand to be fed/walked/etc. on a precisely specific schedule (a schedule that the coming of a new baby will be likely to sporadically mix up). Written in plain terms, with professional techniques spelled out in easy-to-follow steps, And Baby Makes Four is a "must-have" for any dog owners who plan on becoming parents.

Terrific Book

Easy to read, helpful, informative, and great training tips for the entire family.

Highly recommended for those expecting a new baby

This is a delightful book--readable, easy to understand and implement. I particularly liked the trimester by trimester guide, the positive training instructions, and the interviews with families who have implemented this program. In addition, the illustrations are lovely.