Babies, Toddlers, Kids & Dogs with Jennifer Shryock from Family Paws Parent Education

The Woof Meow Show

In this episode of The Woof Meow Show from March 28th, 2020, Kate and Don have a conversation with Jennifer Shryock about keeping children and dogs safe. We believe this podcast will be especially useful to anyone called upon to supervise the interactions between a child and a dog. This podcast is not just for people with kids and dogs. Any professional that works with parents, children, and dogs can benefit from this information.

Jennifer Shryock is the founder of Family Paws Parent Education and is an excellent resource for helping parents manage a home with a little human and a canine. As a mother, pet parent, teacher, and Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Jennifer knows how to help mom, dad, a child, and the dog live in harmony.

In this show, we discuss the behaviors dogs need to learn to perform reliably and the fact that training a dog takes time. Prepping the dog and your home for the arrival of the baby should begin many months ahead of time. If the dog has anxiety or fear issues, working with a veterinary behaviorist may be essential and should start even earlier than training. Jennifer discusses the importance of parents learning how to familiarize themselves with carrying an infant while interacting with the dog and recommends that be done before the child ever comes home.

Contact Info for Jennifer

Organization: Family Paws Parent Education Address: 141 Brannigan place. Cary, NC 27511 Phone: [phone] EMAIL: [e-mail] Website: https://www.familypaws.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FamilyPawsParentEd/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/familypaws Instagram: #familypawsofficial

Recommended Resources

Free Downloadable Handouts from Family Paws Click on the title to view/download as a PDF

• The 5 Types of Supervision – Emphasizes the supervision of ALL child and dog interactions.
• Success Stations – Illustrations of how you can set up your dog for success.
• Milestones – A review of your baby’s developmental milestones and how they will affect interactions with your dog.
• Dog and Baby Safety – Basic Do’s and Don’ts in the interaction between dog and baby.
• Dog and Toddler Safety – Basic Do’s and Don’ts in the interaction between dog and toddler.
• Parent “ME” Time – Prioritizing your Sanity –Suggestions on how to make sure parents are getting quality time while adjusting to the chaos that can occur when tending to the needs of a child and a dog.

Articles on Don’s Blog ( http://www.words-woofs-meows.com ) Behaviors your dog needs to know

How to Choose a Dog Trainer – http://bit.ly/HowToChooseADogTrainer

Reward-Based Training versus Aversives – http://bit.ly/RewardVSAversive

Alone Training – http://bit.ly/AloneTraining

Teaching the ATTENTION or LOOK Behavior – http://bit.ly/GAKS-Attention

Teaching The Name Game - http://bit.ly/TeachingTheNameGame

What Should I Do When My Dog Does Not Let Me Take Something They Have Stolen and Snaps or Tries to Bite Me? – http://bit.ly/StealGuardGrowlSnap

What Should I Do When My Dog Growls? – http://bit.ly/DogGrowls

Podcasts from The Woof Meow Show ( http://bit.ly/WfMwPodcasts )

Podcast – The Benefits of Training Your Dog and 2020 Classes at Green Acres Kennel Shop – http://bit.ly/WfMw-Training2020

Podcast - How to Choose A Dog Trainer (2017) – http://www.greenacreskennel.com/blog/2017/01/08/how-to-choose-a-dog-trainer/

Podcast – Kids & Dogs with Colleen Pelar – part 1 – http://traffic.libsyn.com/woofmeowshow/WoofMeowShow-2007-02-11-LivingwithKidsDogs-part-1.mp3

Podcast – Kids & Dogs with Colleen Pelar – part 2 – http://traffic.libsyn.com/woofmeowshow/WoofMeowShow-2007-02-18-LivingwithKids-Dogs-part2.mp3

Podcast – Dogs and Babies with Jennifer Shryock from Family Paws Parent Education – http://traffic.libsyn.com/woofmeowshow/WoofMeowShow-2013-08-17-Dogs_and_Babies_w-Jennifer_Shryock_.mp3

Books

A Kids’ Comprehensive Guide to Speaking Dog! by Niki Tudge – http://bit.ly/BkRvw-KidsGuide-Tudge

Living with Kids and Dogs…Without Losing Your Mind: A Parent’s Guide to Controlling the Chaos by Colleen Pelar – http://bit.ly/BkRwv-LvngKidsDogs-Pelar