Making your home and garden safe is top priority for your dogs and babies.
- Safety gates will keep your dog out of the room when baby is sleeping, and give the dog peace while feeding
- Start off right with simple rules about territory – a dog is best kept downstairs, and never allowed in children’s bedrooms
- Safe garden and hole-free fences. Gates to the garden need strong secure latches, and always keeping shut Poo Corner!
- Your dog needs a space in the garden, and you will need to clean this daily
A new member of the family ……your dog
Children are fun. They scream with delight, they romp and tumble, and jump around. So, if we are bringing a dog into the family, we must teach our children to respect their new pet.
- Dogs do not like to be jumped on
- Loud and sudden noises, and screaming even in fun can upset them
- A child could be bitten by a frightened dog, if play is too rough and boisterous
- Play-wrestling with your dog encourages bad behaviour. He may bite to defend
himself - Dogs can be possessive of their toys
- Tug-of-war games can provoke them
- Never let your children hold a dog against its will
- Don’t let them tease the dog, like “stealing” their toys for fun. It leads to aggression
- Dogs don’t like to have their tails, ears or fur pulled
- Don’t go near your dog while he is eating
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Never leave a child alone with a dog
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