Comments on: How to Introduce Children to Your Dog – Use A Clicker

By: Amy@GoPetFriendly

Amy@GoPetFriendly — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:09:10 +0000

Oh my gosh – you’re hilarious! I read the first part thinking, “this is an excellent idea.” That’s probably why my sister never lets me watch my nieces.

By: Rhythm

Rhythm — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:14:07 +0000

What a great post! With great links! Thanks for doing this. I wish the world of parents out there would read this and THINK!

By: Diane @ To Dog With Love

Diane @ To Dog With Love — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:06:15 +0000

I thought the idea of clicker training kids was brilliant, actually! haha! Rocco is great with kids, but I do watch carefully to make sure the kids are well-behaved and don’t yank on his fur. I also tell the kids how smart they are for asking to pet first…. I want to reinforce that behavior as much as possible!
Your pals,
Diane and Rocco

By: Jodi

Jodi — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:16:07 +0000

In reply to Mike Webster. Believe it or not, when we subscribed to the notion that being a pack leader was the correct way to raise a dog...I was told by the trainer that it worked on Husbands too. So I see no reason why a clicker wouldn't work. ;-)

By: Peggy Frezon

Peggy Frezon — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:31:53 +0000

LOL that was funny! Kelly somehow is instinctively gentle with children. When we’re out on a walk and they run up to her, she stands there and is very very calm. It’s so nice to see, especially in a dog who isn’t always the best behaved!

By: Mike Webster

Mike Webster — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:56:34 +0000

In reply to Jodi.

From the Husband:
Pam’s next move will be to expand the conversation by taking on potentially much more controversial topic of using clicker training on Husbands.
(Of course, this topic might end up being much less controversial with many Wives than I might imagine.)

By: Misaki

Misaki — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:12:12 +0000

I love kids. Especially babies in prams. But apparently I’m not allowed to lick them:-(

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:39:06 +0000

Luckily both Sherman and Leroy respond to kids very well, which is good because they are always right at eye level with them. It drives me nuts when little kids come running right up to their faces but it doesn’t phase the boys, they usually just look away or slobber all over them which makes the kids take a few steps back.

By: Laurie Luck

Laurie Luck — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:28 +0000

Great post, Pamela! I love every single reference you put in your article. People should definitely bookmark this for future reference and to send others who have kids.

About kids, that’s a tough one for us. Because we don’t have any kids of our own, and because I’m an only child, the opportunity for our dogs to be around kids is almost 0. We have to go look for opportunities for our dogs to meet kids from a distance.

That said, all of our dogs have been taught to go away from children when they’re not comfortable. And because I’m a trainer, I am always looking for signals from my dogs as to whether they’re happy or not. I’m always at the ready to intervene when it looks like kids are getting too rambunctious or the dogs are not enjoying themselves.

I think that because we’ve done this for so long now, the dogs trust us to keep an eye out for them and to help them when they need it.

By: GizmoGeodog

GizmoGeodog — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:20:50 +0000

Gizmo loves children…I think it’s because they’re closer to his size…He’s always been gentle with them and tends to seek them out when we’re at community events…It’s always closely supervised, for his sake as much as the child’s