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There's A Baby in the House: Preparing your Dog for the Arrival of your Child | 
 enlarge | Author: Mike Wombacher
Publisher: M. Wombacher
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 144300
Media: Paperback
Pages: 124
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 7.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0971303304
EAN: 9780971303300
ASIN: 0971303304
Publication Date: September 21, 2001
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Product Description
This book is the product of years of working with expecting dog owners both to resolve child/dog issues as well as to prevent them. After speaking with one person more than I cared to that was forced into surrendering their beloved family companion because they hadn t taken measures to prevent problems I decided to put everything relevant on the subject into writing in hopes that others would not have to undergo the same ordeal. The first section involves relationship building and the elmination of annoying behaviors that would be problematic in the presence of a young child such as counter surfing, door crashing, jumping up and so on. The second section deals with more serious behavior problems such as object guarding, fearfulness, separation anxiety, territoriality and more. The third section discusses criteria for determining whether you should consider rehoming your present dog given certain dangerous behavior problems. The final section explains how to prepare for your child's arrival and teach your dog to develop powerful positive associations with him/her while at the same time exhibiting acceptable behaviors and becoming more closely integrated into your "pack."
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
Good for any dog-owner November 29, 2008
Peter Wayne (Houston, TX)
This is a well-written how-to for dog training, for folks with or without kids (or are expecting them). All the basics are here -- walking, feeding, preventing/correcting unwanted behavior. In many cases, it's a superior book to the Brian Killcommons' "Child-proofing Your Dog" because it's more exhaustive. I'd recommend this book, along with Killcommons' other fantastic dog-training/owner-training books, "Good Owners, Great Dogs" and "My Smart Puppy" to make any dog-owner a near-expert in interacting with their four-footed companions.
 Fantastic! April 7, 2008
Patricia Rojas (Miami, USA)
I have a one year child, and this book help my family to keep our dog inside the house, but outside the path of our baby since day 1. It is simple and accurate.
Good book w/ a few great ideas September 28, 2007
L. Barthle (OC, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I work in a vet hospital and have trained many dogs. A lot of this book is basic dog training and should be in every home that has children. This book mostly recommends positive reinforcement but does recommend using a waterbottle and a few other ways of getting the dog's attention. However, some of the ideas towards the end were great at preparing our dogs for the upcoming baby. I just wish I'd gotten it sooner.
The Directions I Was Looking For! December 19, 2006
Bargain Savvy Mom
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I wish someone could have told me the info I really wanted begins on page 95! I have a very obedient and well trained Doberman but I KNOW the temptation baby toys are going to pose to him! I wanted a book that would tell me how to get him to "understand" what are his toys and what are not and to learn to be careful around the baby.
The fist 94 pages of the book went over what I would consider basic training that any in-house family dog would need to know. It was boring for me to read and my dog already does all of it and more. (We have even taught him the difficult, intangible command of "other". This is not in very many books because there are only a handful of dog breeds that could comprehend such a vague idea but I don't know how we would live without it! Commands like "other side", "other paw" and "other bone" are SO helpful!)
It wasn't until page 95 that I felt my $11 had been well spent. First, the author tells you to get rid of all dog toys that look like baby toys, such as plush toys, etc. Then he says to use a teensy drop of Listerine on some BABY toys and place them in a pile with dog toys and not allow your dog to touch any of the baby toys. This is very clever - the mint scent would easily designate what is the baby's and my dog would very clearly understand this. (He was recently crushed when a toy plush monkey arrived as a gift for the baby and it got put in the nursery closet instead of being given to him. I have known that when the baby is born and the monkey comes out, there is a Doberman death sentance waiting for that little chimp! The Listerine trick will work perfectly, I'm going to put a dab on the tag and add monkey to the pile of toys he's not allowed to touch!)
Next I was worried about the dog sniffing at the baby too hard and for too long. (You Doberman owners know what I am talking about - they can really shove that slender nose into you!) The book, like other websites I have seen, mentions you should carry around a baby doll wrapped in a baby blanket and train the dog to not go near where you set the baby down. The author encourages as much realism as possible.
In addition to this, the author gives very good reasons why the dog should not be allowed anywhere near where you feed the baby or around the high chair. Yes, I am looking forward to having my dog do most of the food pick-up off the floor, but he is only allowed to do that AFTER everyone eats. While you are all eating, the dog must stay far back so that he doesn't view the child as a source of food and steal snacks from him later. (I KNOW my dog would do this because I have seen him weasel goldfish crackers out of neighbor children's hands while they were standing in curious silence, in awe of his licking their hands.)
We have already been practicing not letting the dog into the baby's room, as the author suggests, mostly to avoid getting dog hair on all the new baby stuff! We will continue this practice and make sure he understands he's not to ever enter without us. (The author promises this will be handy some day when the child is rolling on the floor, either laughing or screaming in a temper tantrum, and the dog wants to play "the new game".)
This book DID have the information I was looking for at the end of the book and I am happy that I bought it. I think this book has the potential to be the ONLY dog training book you need if you are getting a dog and will some day add a baby. The steps you are given are very easy to do and will be fun for you both!
 Not bad, Tons of Information August 18, 2006
J. Dunn (Woodbridge, Virginia)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I did like this book, it was not bad at all. There is tons of information that has been somewhat helpful. I am 8 months pregnant and trying to help my dog get adjusted before the baby arrives. So, I am following some of the tips that the trainer gave and we will see what happens next month...
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