Infants and Dogs
Infants and Dogs: Dog Training for New Parents
Are you a dog owner AND an expecting parent in the San Diego area? Are you feeling nervous not only for the arrival of your new baby, but also wondering how your dog is going to react and behave once your little boy or girl comes home from the hospital?
Surf’s Up Dog Training is a San Diego Dog Training that not only wants to help dogs, but also their people. We have noticed that some dog owners have struggles with socializing their dogs with new guests and even new family members. With parents getting ready to bring a newborn into their lives, we want to help settle some of the baby jitters and give them peace of mind when it comes to the relationship between dogs and newborn babies.
Prepare your Dog Before Baby Arrives and When you Bring Baby Home
Our expecting parents training program not only helps dogs learn how to behave around a new baby, but it also prepares them before the baby even is born and baby comes home! Through reward-based training methods and building the right, positive associations, we can make sure that your baby and dog get started on the right foot/paw together!
Babies bring joy, baby sounds and more, but they do bring great changes into the household. This not only affects the parents, but all members of the household, including your pup! While your dog might normally be great with children, they might react differently when a baby comes into their lives and turns their schedules and routines upside down! Dogs could be fine with these changes, and some might act out with disobedience, anxiety, and even aggression! The Cribs and Canines training regimen is here to help your dog adjust to the baby and the changes they will bring.
Our professional dog trainer will focus on creating space and safety between the dog and baby. We always utilize baby gates, crates and we recommend you allow your dog these safe spaces to get away from baby. This is especially useful when you have toddlers or young children and when your baby starts to crawl.
What Do We Cover in Our Dog and Newborn Baby Program?
Some of the things we will cover is appropriate behaviors and set boundaries for the dog when it relates to the baby, such as no jumping in the crib, destroying the baby’s belongings, and more. We of course will also make sure that any aggression (over or toward the baby) will not be accepted, and if there’s any anxiety forming when they are around a baby, we’ll help alleviate it and help owners get their dogs feeling more confident and content again.
We also want to make sure that your dog creates positive associations in general, especially when it comes to your baby while getting plenty of attention. If you’re concerned that your dog will not be able to go for a walk with you as you push your baby in their stroller, we’ll fix that immediately by making sure leash behavior is solid and reliable, even among distractions! We also help you introduce your dog when you bring the baby home. This includes when to let the dog sniff the baby and be around them more.
Ready to Teach your Dog How to Have a Baby in the House? Email Us!
Parents already have enough to worry about during and after the baby is born, so why not spare yourself the added stress by ensuring your dog is set and ready to be a happy, well-mannered companion for your baby?
If you are an expecting parent, call us for the Cribs and Canines training program. If your baby is already with us in this world, and your dog is showing some bad behaviors signs already, you can still enlist in Cribs and Canines, and we absolutely recommend it. Give us a call or send us a message to make sure your dog is ready for you to bring a new baby home!