Dog & Baby Guides
Practical, step-by-step help to prepare your dog for a new baby and keep everyone safe.
Calm Nursery: Dog Meets Baby
The trimester-by-trimester plan to prepare your dog for your baby, plus a homecoming plan. Reward-based, 6 printable tools.
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How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby: A Trimester-by-Trimester Plan
What to do in each trimester to prepare your dog for your baby, from house rules to sounds and gear.
How to Introduce Your Dog to Your Newborn (Step by Step)
A calm, safe way to introduce your dog to your new baby on the first day home.
Dog Jealous of the New Baby? What's Really Going On
Why dogs can act out after a baby arrives, and how to help them adjust while keeping everyone safe.
Baby and Dog Safety Rules Every Parent Should Know
The simple supervision rules that keep babies and dogs safe, with examples of what they look like day to day.
5 Skills to Teach Your Dog Before the Baby Arrives
Go to your mat, leave it, gentle off, stroller walking and waiting at doors: why each matters and how to teach it.
Dog Barking Wakes the Baby? How to Get Some Quiet
Practical ways to reduce barking at the door, the window and visitors when you have a sleeping baby.
Walking Your Dog With a Stroller: How to Practice Safely
How to teach your dog to walk calmly next to a stroller before the baby arrives.
Dog and Baby Routines: How to Keep Your Dog Calm in the Newborn Weeks
How to adjust your dog's routine before and after the baby so the newborn weeks feel calmer for everyone.