Take a walk with the dog before the first meeting with the baby. This will enable your pet to be calm and happy walk. You will have the opportunity to control it.
Give the command to the dog "sit", caress it and only then bring the baby. If your pet is active and can not sit still for a minute, put on a leash. If the dog tries to jump, you can prevent it. First of all, your pet should not be nervous. Dogs very well feel the mood of the owners.
First acquaintance .
Let one of the spouses keep the dog by the leash, and the second will bring the baby. Do not focus on their first meeting, it will still take place. The dog may not notice the child immediately. When our pets see something new, they first sniff an unfamiliar object. Let the dog sniff the baby, praise her. The first acquaintance happened, everyone can do their own thing. Allow the pet to go into the kitchen or into another room. It is possible that the dog will accept the new order of things normally.
Teach the dog to communicate with children.
When your child begins to crawl, grab, pull, drag the dog for all parts of her body, the pet should already be ready for such actions. Begin to teach the dog to react normally to your kid's communication with her. It is important to teach so that the elders do not see it. The child repeats the behavior of the parents, which can lead to problems between the dog and children. Teach your family to be affectionate and attentive to the pet, because he is a member of the family.
To the dog enjoyed playing with your children, gradually start grabbing her by the skin. Not strongly and affectionately. Let him get used to the new manner of caresses. Praise your pet by squeezing her skin. You can pat her by the ears, or poke it. Remember that everything should be gentle and tidy. In this case, the pet's favorite pet will perceive such caresses as a game and a joke, and will swing his tail rather.
Children are very fond of hugging dogs, squeezing them and squeezing them. To your pet was not surprised by such games, start in advance to teach him. Praise the dog, tell her how wonderful and beautiful she is, and embrace her. First quickly, then with the next razov all longer and longer. So you will train your pet to embrace.
Loud noise, child screaming, laughter, crying - all this can frighten the dog. To avoid a negative reaction, begin to accustom the pet to loud voices of different tonality. Talk with the dog loudly, changing the tone of your voice. Do not frighten her, do not say angrily. After each of your loud cries, praise and pet your pet. He should gradually get used to loud sounds. During the time the dog eats, turn on the recording of children's screams, laughter, crying. So you will create an association in the head of the dog of children's voices with something pleasant, with "food".
Do not shout and do not hit the dog! When you raise your voice and punish your pet, he has a negative reaction to the cry. When you hit a dog, she begins to be afraid of sudden movements. Every child is mobile, active. Children's actions are very often abrupt. Let your dog not be afraid of such movements.
Observing simple rules, having carried out preliminary training with your dog, you can avoid problems of interaction of a pet and a baby. Let your children play, walk, love a dog, it will become an affectionate friend for your child.