Good dog, happy baby preparing your dog for the arrival of your child

"Dog owners expecting a baby often have concerns. Can their dog adjust to not being their humans' one and only? Is it possible for a dog to love a new baby -- or at least tolerate the bundle of joy? The author has seen dog owners feel forced to choose baby over dog and has created a do-able twelve-s...

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Main Author: Wombacher, Michael, 1959- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Novato, California : New World library, [2015]
Edition:[Revised edition].
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Summary:"Dog owners expecting a baby often have concerns. Can their dog adjust to not being their humans' one and only? Is it possible for a dog to love a new baby -- or at least tolerate the bundle of joy? The author has seen dog owners feel forced to choose baby over dog and has created a do-able twelve-step process to make this unnecessary. Do-able means that busy expectant parents can easily incorporate these practices pre-birth. Wombacher helps readers emphasize the dog's place in the "human pack" and preempt competition; resolve problems like barking, jumping up, and separation anxiety; and acknowledge behaviors that simply aren't compatible with a new baby. Ample how-to photos and an attractive paper-over-board format make this a guide as practical as it is gift-worthy."--From publisher's website.
Item Description:"An earlier version of this book was published in 2000 under the title There's a Baby in the House"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:xiii, 148 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographic references (pages 139-140) and index.
ISBN:9781608683499 (paper-over-board hardcover : alk. paper)
1608683494 (paper-over-board hardcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes:Dog trainer Michael Wombacher has performed tens of thousands of private behavioral consultations. He also lectures, teaches classes, runs a small boarding and training operation, and trains other trainers. His approach focuses on working with, rather than overriding, a dog's natural drives and instincts. He lives in Oakland, California.