Living With Kids And Dogs: Building Relationships

One way you can help your child be a dog Super Hero is by jump starting your dog’s training (with sample behaviors like sit and come) and then teaching your child how to practice teaching your dog with positive reinforcement. Not only will you build your child’s confidence as he/she sees her accomplishments, you willRead more “Living With Kids And Dogs: Building Relationships”

A Bite Prevention Tip For Kids And Dogs

 I wanted to share this reminder. To teach your dog positive associations with your child, encourage your child to sit beside your dog instead of standing over, leaning on top of, or giving a big bear hug to your dog. Create situations where your dog can relax and enjoy time with your child. Some bodyRead more “A Bite Prevention Tip For Kids And Dogs”

A Book Written By Kids About Dog Behavior And Training

Looking for a good book to teach your kids about being a dog friend? What makes Good Dog! Kids Teach Kids About Dog Behavior and Training different is that it is written by kids for kids. Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie began writing this book when they were 9 years old, and it was publishedRead more “A Book Written By Kids About Dog Behavior And Training”

A Dog Bite Prevention Tip For Parents

This picture makes me very uncomfortable. Parents, it is so important that you help your dog to learn positive associations with your kids and little hands. A couple ideas for doing that – teach your child to wait for your dog to come to your child, how to pet your dog and when to stop,Read more “A Dog Bite Prevention Tip For Parents”

Lisa Desatnik Offers Free Bite Prevention Programs For Kids

Each year millions of visits to emergency rooms are due to dog bites, and often times children are the most likely to get bitten…frequently by their own or a neighbor’s dog. But bites do not happen out of the blue and they can be prevented.

Kids Learned How To Be A Dog Hero In My Programs

Leading up to National Bite Prevention Week, I had so much fun meeting awesome kids in my educational programs this month at the Petopolis Dog Show,and the Hyde Park and Madeira Branches of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

Training Your Dog To Hand Target

Training your dog to hand target is such a great behavior to teach your dog. What is targeting? Simply put, it is teaching an animal to touch a part of his body (like a dog’s nose or a bird’s beak) to something like an outstretched hand or a stick.