My Dog Snapped At My Toddler and I'm Scared

Pooch Parenting

English - May 02, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 8.54 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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In today's episode of the Pooch Parenting Podcast, we hear a question from a concerned mom whose dog snapped at her toddler and knocked him down. She says, "I'm scared" and I don't know what to do. She is worried that she would be crushed to rehome him, but that she also doesn't want to live in fear of her child getting hurt.

Topics on this episode include:

why dogs growl and snapgetting curious about the circumstances surrounding dog behavior we don't likeusing management when living with toddlers and dogshow to prevent the dog from feeling uncomfortablemy favorite pen for dogs (or kids!): Toddleroo Play Yardtraining that does not rely on force, fear or painworking with anxious dogs and training strategies that work for all dogsreach out if you have your own question that you'd like me to consider for a future episode

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