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What Are Some Good Books to Teach a Two Year Old How to Care for a New Dog? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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We're planning to get the kiddo a puppy for Christmas and while reading Sterling, the Best ~~Fork~~ Dog Ever it occurred to me that I could blend in bits of wisdom about caring for a dog (no, puppies do NOT go in the dishwasher).

Are there any other Pre-K level books that could be a fun bed time story while also driving home that doggies will drink water when they want, you don't have to force them to drink?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I've used the following blog post as a guideline for teaching my 1 year old how to behave with pets.

To summarize, teaching the child to respect the boundaries of the pet (instead of trying to actually play/care of the animal), will make the pet NOT afraid of the child. That in turn allows the pet to choose when to interact with the child. Turns out, at least in our case, the relationship between the child and cat in our case, is very similar to how the adults interact with the cat.

https://dogsandbabies.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/mamas-dont-let-your-babies-get-magnetized-to-dogs/