Children and Dogs Archives

Should Dog Go When Baby Arrives?

I often see many newlyweds or young couples getting a puppy as a sort of surrogate child. Then when they are expecting a child, the couples face the pressure from their parents (especially if it’s their first grandchild) to ...

Do Dogs Discriminate?

People often say dogs are colorblind—literally, because they have a narrower range of color vision than humans; and figuratively, because they do not practice racial, sex, or age discrimination. But is it true that dogs never discriminate against different kinds ...

Book Review: Dr. Duncan Dog on Duty

With so many children’s books catering to 4 to 8 years old available, parents and preschool teachers usually have a hard time picking out the right books for them. While there is no such thing as bad children's books, ...

Is Your Dog Safe From Harm When Children Are Around?

Children are excellent mimickers. Whatever they see on TV, they follow. That's why movies, cartoons, and funniest home video shows are often to blame for children (and some adults) having all sorts of ideas about how to play with ...

Develop The Seven Habits of Strong Relationship Between Your Child and Dog

Children and dogs, just like peanut butter and jelly sandwich, can't go very wrong when they are put together. They are ideal playmates for one another. Well, the same also holds true, they both are capable of giving parents ...

Hug : A Secret Your Dog Won’t Tell You

From a very young age (as far back as infants), we know when we received hugs we are being loved, comforted, cared, and protected. Human is the only mammal that understood this gesture without needing to explain or trained. Naturally ...

Instilling Good Dog Ownership from Young

After my storeroom has been “invaded”, I decided to give my storeroom a mini makeover allowing good chi to linger. During the course, I found a rugged yet tattered box fills with files of manuscripts written during my early ...