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	Childproofing Your Dog: A Complete Guide to Preparing Your Dog for the Children in Your Life by Brian Kilcommons A complete guide to preparing your dog for the children in your life -including training an older dog to accept an infant, avoid common toddler/dog problems, selecting the best breed, care and safety rules. Topics covered include: training an older dog to accept an infant, avoiding common dog/toddler problems, Picking the best breed for a family dog, teaching kids dog care and safety rules, special help for dogphobic children, terrific tricks kids can teach their dog, and preventative training against jumping, snapping, barking and aggressive behavior in the family dog. Recommended by Airedale Owners I highly recommend that you read the book "Childproofing Your Dog" by the well-known British dog writer Brian Kilcommons. This is essential reading for you--excellent insight and highly useful. When you read the book, he will explain how crates are crucial in the happy and safe management of the young child/dog relationship. Kilcommons provides insight into the very interesting relationship of dogs, new babies and young children. His main point is that parents should know when to separate the dog from the young child--generally when the dog's play gets too exuberant for the child to handle or the play escalates. The only thing to do is give the pup a little calm time in its crate. Mei-Mei loves her crate and sometimes I can tell is quite happy to be out of the play frenzy. Anyway, just passing on to you a valuable book, a good "what to expect when you are expecting" read. Mary Teeling and Mei-Mei Independence Hall Philadelphia
	Living with Kids and Dogs...Without Losing Your Mind by Colleen Pelar, CPDT A Parent's Guide to Controlling the Chaos
	Your Dog and Your Baby: A Practical Guide by Silvia Hartmann-Kent Emphasis is on anticipating and prventing problems between children and dogs. "Action Plans" show how to overcome existing problems. None of the methods described involved any kind of physical confrontation with the dog, but are based on the building of trust between the parent, the dog and the child or baby.
	There's A Baby in the House: Preparing your Dog for the Arrival of your Child by Mike Wombacher Preparing your dog for the arrival of your child. How to evaluate your dog and identify potential problems long before your child arrives. How to resolve common behavior problems such as barking, object guarding, over-protectiveness, fearfulness, separation anxiety and much more. How to make sure your dog understands his place in your pack. How to teach your dog to build positive associations with the presence of your child. How to avoid fostering a competitive dynamic between the two of them. Filled with cross-references for ease of use.
	Dog Training with a Head Halter by Miriam Fields-Babineau More and more dog trainers are using head halters as the most effective and humane way to correct canine behavior problems. The author explains how, despite appearances, head halters are not muzzles. Head halters teach through logic, and allow dogs more freedom and comfort than regular training devices. The author goes on to discuss the basics of good training—praise, patience, and persistence, how to make your dog sit at attention, walk on a leash, obey verbal and hand commands, behave inside the home, and ultimately—behave and enjoy the outdoors without need for collar and leash restraints. Approximately 80 full-color photos.
	Pet Loss: Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children, A by Herberg A. Nieberg, Ph.D. & Arlene Fischer A comprehensive guide for animal lovers dealing with the loss of a pet. Acknowledges and encourages grief, and asserts that pet owners must learn to cope with the death of an animal as they would with any significant loss. Offers advice for owners faced with an animal's passing, from the difficult decision to put a pet to sleep to dealing with a veterinarian or making funeral or cremation arrangements. Others questions answered include: Do animals go off by themselves to die? How can children be helped with their grief? When an animal has to be put to sleep, what is the best method? How and when should one take in a new pet? How much can a veterinarian be expected to do?
	Your Puppy, Your Dog: A Kid's Guide to Raising a Happy, Healthy Dog (Your...) by Pat Storer Loving a dog means providing everything it needs to be happy and healthy. With easy-to-follow instructions and plenty of illustrations, this book tells you just how to care and understand your dog. How to select the puppy or dog that is best for you What and how to feed your dog How to train and exercise your dog How to play with your dog or puppy How to keep your dog in the best of health Where and how to show your dog How to make items especially for your dog

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