| "There's a Baby on Board" -
Preparing Your Dog For Your New
Baby!™ |
Duration:
1 Seminar, 2
hours
Price: Varies by
Location
Prerequisites:
None
Please call
to be put on the waiting list for this
class. We run this as a class when we have
enough interest. If you need immediate
assistance we also offer private consultations to
assist you with your transition and to address any
issues that need immediate attention,
Course
Description
A one day, class/seminar that
aims to assist in helping expectant
parents
better
prepare in bringing their new baby home to their dog(s).
This is a human-only seminar.
Kids and
dogs....Ahhh...
Visions of your children
frolicking through the fields with good Ol'
Lassie: that's
the stuff that dreams and
television shows are made of.
Oftentimes,
It's also one of the Great American
Myths.
While children and dogs can
grow up together and have a wonderful
lasting
relationship, expectant parents need to
be armed with information in order to
create a
safe home environment for their new baby, family
members, and the
dog(s) they love.
A
good relationship between your dog and your
children begins with YOU.
Oftentimes, when
parents are overwhelmed with both the excitement
and stresses
of bringing home a new baby, they
often overlook their first "pride and joy".
Having
a new baby int he home can often be a
source of stress, displacement, and envy
for
your well-loved dog.
DON'T LET YOUR DOG OR
YOUR CHILD BECOME A STATISTIC!
Having a new
baby in the house will most certainly be an
adjustment for everyone.
Certainly, there will
need to be some changes in your dog's life.
These changes
need to be instituted well before
the day you bring your new baby home. If
you've
just brought home a newborn, and there's
some friction rising to the surface,
you'll
need to get started ASAP!
"Baby
on Board" is a must for expectant parents and
family members in dog-loving
households to help
prepare both dogs and humand for the baby's
arrival home.
The program focuses on keep the
dog and newborn safe, while fostering a loving
and
lasting relationship between all involved
for years to come.
A NOTE FROM THE
INSTRUCTOR:
Dear Proud Parents and
Fellow Dog Lovers,
You are about to embark on
an incredible journey filled with "firsts" and
immesurable
joys with your beautiful new
baby.
Like many pet owners who are about to
bring home their first child, you might
find
yourself suddenly concerned about your
faithful pal's behavior and worried how he
or
she will adjust to no longer being the "baby" of
the house. Behaviors that were
once
tolerated such as impolite greetings (jumping,
etc.) to more worrisome issues
(resource
guarding and aggression) can quickly shift from
annoyance to outright
dangerousness with a new
baby in the house.
There's no doubt about
it, trying to manage a dog and a new baby is
hard.
However, with the right guidance and
instruction MOST dogs adjust quickly
and
readily accept their new "pack"
member. Learning this new version of
"family"
and adjusting
to the inevitable shift in division of time and
schedule will be an
adjustment for everyone,
dog and human alike. The key here is
ensuring that
this transisiton goes as smoothly
as possible, and it begins with educating
YOU,
as soon as possible if
not BEFORE the baby arrives.
"Baby on
Board", Preparing Your Dog for Your New Baby! is
the result of private
consultations and
conversations over the years with clients,
friends, family members,
and medical
professionals. At the beckoning of friends
and colleagues I am pleased to
bring this
exciting new seminar to the expecting and recently
new parent population
of MA, NH, and
ME.
Please join us for the one pre-natal
and post-natal class dog owners cannot afford
to
miss! And remember, it's time we made
dog bites to children history...
Tail
Wags,
Becky
Randall-Pelletier
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