How to introduce my dog to my baby safely- Dog Training Video

[@kevingaare719]

Dang dude. Your baby just laid there chillin the whole video. My wife and I are expecting our first babe next month and we have two dogs at home. I've been watching you for years and we were literally just wondering how we would introduce our baby to the dogs yesterday, and this video popped up on my notifications today. Thank you!

[@sallyostling]

Holy Crap! Congratulations ❤. Had no idea you guys were expecting. I remember when you guys weren't even married yet. Time flies!

[@tgawron2233]

Great video Tom. Congratulations on your new baby. As children growing up my mother taught us to have respect for the dogs. We were not allowed to go near the dogs if they were eating dinner or chewing a bone. We grew up with the rules and never had a problem with our dogs.

[@pammeyers9855]

Congrats on your new baby. We can see baby is doing wonderful. Hope Mom is too❤

[@pennee365]

Congratulations on your new son! Burleigh is the star though. He’s so playful and still has the goofball puppy behavior. It was fun to watch him interact in a relaxed manner.

[@francisrodriguez3648]

Congrats on the new family member!

[@rebeccaliddle8031]

More on dogs and kids please! I myself have worked with dogs for multiple years, I am a obedience dog trainer (not someone who specialises in behaviour modification) and despite intentional introduction and tons of positive desensitization with my well-trained, obedient 4-year-old Border Collie, she developed a disliking towards my baby when she started crawling. Before this she was totally unphased, happy to see the baby, etc. Has always been a huge people lover and not an aggressive or reactive dog. But as soon as bubs started crawling, it all changed. Growling, fixating and teeth baring. I've been in contact with a behaviourist, ruled out medical causes at the vet and been following the training plan which is a ton of counter-conditioning, management and trying to create positive associations with baby throwing the ball/food. But I have had no result over the past few months, in fact I feel it's worse. I know my baby is going to get a lot more hectic with her movements, she's currently 10-months-old. My Collie is incredibly obedient and has all her commands down lock but her view of the baby is something that I am not comfortable with as a mother. Being a Border Collie they are very sensitive to movement and eye contact, which the baby obviously does a lot of. I have management and barriers up but my Collie will growl, fixate and snarl through the barriers and as she's doing obedience commands. I am struggling. Any good advice is welcome

[@csuanfa]

Realistic advise? Give that dog away! First of all i never let a herding dog near to a little baby, or kid. And i know that this not the politicaly correct way, but if my dog growl at my child, i would kick that dog's ass to the sky, and if the dog move towards the child agressivly, or fixating like to a prey, belive me, that dog would not live to see tomorrow. Also i have pretty bad experiences with border collies. One bite my dog for no reason, when he was just a puppy, the other has fear issues, an other run on us from the distance and try to attack my caucasian sheperd(!) (for just why not? idknow). I dont know is that overbreeding, nervsystem issues, or just i'm the unlucky to meet the stupid ones. 😅 They are good dogs to herding work, or for a single person who love dogsports, like agility, dogdancing, etc. I think you should give her to somebody, who can do this with her. I think they are working dogs, and they were not made for to be the ideal family pets. Sorry, but this is my opinion.

[@rebeccaliddle8031]

@@csuanfa Thanks for your honest advice! I have been starting to look for a new home for her. Being a mum is hard enough and my daughter’s safety is priority. When we were just a solo family, doing dog sports, she was happy as. I don’t see her being truly happy in this lifestyle and I agree, she needs a solo person or a couple. I have done my due diligence in trying to make it work for her and working with her. I’m dedicated to my dogs. But I do think there needs to be a line drawn when it comes to kids safety.

[@csuanfa]

@@rebeccaliddle8031 Exactly. It's crazy, when some people put their dog in first place, before their own kid. I know a concrete case, when a dobermann bite badly their own child's hand, but when the trainer goes to help, they not wanna let her to even rise her voice to the dog. Anyway, you dont be too hard on yourself. You want to make the best decision for everyone. I mean, you dont eutanize your dog, or something. And if you find somebody in a dogsport group, you dont give her to a totally stranger, and you can stay in touch with the new owner, to know, that she is in good hands. I wish the best.

[@rebeccaliddle8031]

Update Nov 2024: I’ve ended up rehoming my Border Collie into an amazing active home that will be pursuing dog sports with her

[@csuanfa]

@@rebeccaliddle8031 Great news. I think you made the best decision for everyone. You're a responsible owner, and a really selfless doglover. Good to hear about happy endings, it is not so common in these cases.

[@mikedianestephens8010]

Congrats on your new baby!🎉🎉🎉 You have a beautiful family/pack. 👶 🍼🐾

[@MissNibbles063]

Congratulations 🎉enjoy your new baby boy 🩵 beautiful family

[@seanthomas5182]

Congratulations on your newest baby!

[@RochelleOld]

Thank you for sharing this video. I would love to see more on introducing other children/children outside of the immediate family to dogs who haven't been around baby's/little children before. Our kids are teenagers and adults, but I do have a niece due soon and want to be able to have her at my house and feel safe. Thank you

[@sueatkinson3553]

Fabulous video Tom. I work for a rehoming rescue in Spain and we get so many dogs back because the adopters had new babies and there’s jealousy etc etc .I always direct them to you and now this is another great video to direct them to and hopefully get you more subscribers. Again many thanks. 🐾🐾

[@MeettheMorgans]

This video is so helpful to parents! Thank you for sharing!

[@TisTheeDae]

This was so helpful for me right now. Thank you!

[@vanessajeanne]

Congrats on the addition to your family!

[@Muffy.from-Oz]

Very important video Tom. Congratulations on your new son. This video should be mandatory for all dog owners with kids. Cheers, Muffy.

[@samanthaserrano61186]

Hello! I am a new subscriber and I will be adding a new puppy into our family soon. Congratulations on your new baby! I have been watching your videos to help me become a better dog owner and oh my goodness the videos have helped me understand so much more. See it happen in real time and the explanations you provide are incredible. So thank you for all you do because these videos help people like me who can't afford a dog trainer. But again thank you again and God bless your family and your fur babies.

[@FranklyFranky]

“ they can’t even save themselves from their own fingernails for Pete’s sake” I love that

[@ashlee8267]

Congratulations on your new baby, Tom! ❤️

[@grandmajeanne5631]

Great Video, love the new baby! a couple of weeks before my grandson was born I got some baby blankets and baby powder, I spread the blankets out, sprinkled baby powder on it and made them keep their distance, they could smell from a distance and learned to be calm around the blanket, then when the baby was born they were used to staying away, and being calm

[@mariaschultz863]

Hi Tom! Congratulations to your new baby boy wishing you all the best to you and your beautiful family from Sweden

[@taylormezaraups1045]

I would love to see more dog/kid content! As an experienced but non-profesional dog trainer very trained in animal behavior (PhD cognitive science), I think I may be going a bit overboard in my caution with my 14 month old son and our 2 golden retrievers and lab/pit. I respect the dogs so much and know that even the most stable dogs can be triggered, so I think that is making me prevent interactions that might actual be positive

[@michelle1311]

Beautiful baby, Tom! Congratulations! Burleigh is an adorable slobber-pus! His facial expressions are heart melting 🫠. Important information for new parents, too! I've seen too many big dogs get surrendered to a shelter just because they "might" be too much around a new baby. A certain rotty I'm working with comes to mind. She's a big lovable goof who responds well to cues. She would love to have her family back. You do good things, thank you!

[@christinaeidt8417]

Congratulations all of you guys

[@chrizcanadianopportunity15]

I don't even have a dog but this is an awesome video. Good info, some good laughs. "Inside the mom" is entirely correct too. Congrats on the baby!!! Enjoy.

[@chrissymissymai]

Congratulations both of you ❤️❤️

[@StarkK9Academy]

Congrats on the newest member of the pack. Obedience is key for raising humans & K9’s. Don’t worry about the PC patrol. Doing and saying the right thing trumps doing/saying what’s popular.

[@RobPell-x6v]

Excellent point re supervision around kids. We had 4 kids under the age of 9 and very high drive German import, pink papered, Rottweilers. Obedience and protection trained and super reliable and a lot of fun. If I welcomed you into the house you could hit the dogs over the head and they would have thought, GREAT, I get to play hard with a new friend. I put a lot of time in to getting it right. Horrifically, at that time, just a few miles from where we lived there was a story in the Boston Globe newspaper about a 4 year old who was visiting with his friend whose family had an adult Doberman. The visitor apparently bumped into the dog while the dog was eating and tragically end up dead. After that happened I set up situations where my kids took the dogs food away to desensitize my dogs to that possibility. With that said, the kids were taught not to do it when I wasnt around and would have no reason to do it, but I needed to know that if it ever happened, the dogs had seen it before and knew what we expected from them. The right dog with the right structure is very important. When many people first got their dog they had no kids and may not have done much training. In those situations supervision is even more critical,. I once saw one of our toddlers trip over our sleeping 105 lb man-stopper and poke the dog in the eye while falling. They dog just got up , walked across the room, laid back down and went back to sleep. This a full on German dog in his prime, but he was very reliable. The dogs knew their place in the pack.

[@taylormezaraups1045]

Please don’t have your kids take the food away from the dogs. You are literally training them that the kids are a threat. Your peace of mind that they won’t care is so contradictory here. Instead, have the kids come put a high value treat like chicken in the bowl. Then they will think the kids are great and something to be excited about.

[@contrary2ordinary556]

Great video. No baby+new puppy, come home together for the everyday family! Get the obedience in on both parties! Manners for everyone in real-time milestones. It's my job as the adult to protect my canine and my human children in my world. Be responsible or admit that you are not ready for these kinds of responsibilities. Know yourself and your household. Glad this video is out here!

[@erina2515]

Congratulations on the new addition! Love your boys’ unique names!

[@MashaT22]

I’m sorry this post is long, but I hope my experience will be useful to some people out there (and provide feedback to Tom). Part of making a safe, happy environment with kids and dogs is teaching both the children and dogs the expected behaviors and rules are - which will be revised as the children get older. You have to bear in mind that dogs come from a very different perspective than humans (see book recommendation below), and this must be taken into consideration when establishing rules and expectations for both the children and dogs. I would like to recommend that in addition to Tom’s recommendation to have a solid “leave it” command, a “look at me” command is super helpful and a bit more positive. It is best to save the “leave it” command for potentially hazardous or harmful objects/food/people/animals/etc and not overuse that command or the dog could get sick of hearing it (like a mom on repeat, lol) and stop obeying to test the adult in charge. My service dog’s school told us to save leave it for potential dangers and use it sparingly so we can be sure our SD’s will leave it 100% of the time that the command is issued. They suggested using “look at me” is better for most non-hazardous situations like keeping the dog away from kids’ toys they might break and drool all over or pieces of snacks the baby dropped on the floor. The school feels this command can be used as a distraction that gets them to refocus on their favorite person (who they are always happy to look at!) so I can reward my boy for making a good choice rather than setting him up for thinking he did something wrong by issuing the more serious leave it command with a more serious sounding tone when it’s not necessary to take it to that level in most cases. They also suggested using other commands that will prevent them from grabbing an item food or doing whatever else like having them do a recall, go to bed, or a down-stay which are commands that they are always happy to do because it comes with the reward of getting to come to the handler, go to their favorite spot, etc. That said, I save “leave it” for potential dangers so that I won’t sound like a broken record, and so I’m confident he will never try to disobey or test me because he’s sick of hearing me say that on repeat. When he complies, he always gets a high value treat and super praise to reinforce the importance of doing leave it every single time - and we practice under controlled situations so he will have a 100% success rate when it’s go time. Then it becomes like a fun game/challenge for him to successfully leave whatever is tempting 100% of the time, whether it’s people food, his own food, kid toys, poison, etc. The school’s advice to use the leave it command sparingly and for potential dangers while using other commands to keep him and the babies safe during other daily situations really has set him up for 100% success rate. By doing that, among the other things you talked about that school also advised to us, my boy naturally learned to understand that he should not touch my niece’s and nephew’s toys and items unless told to do a task (ie: to assist me with grabbing an item to put into the toy bins so I don’t have to bend to clean up after the kids). As the kids have each gotten to an age where they are becoming aware of rules (which has mostly been around d 2-3 for most of them), I also taught them that they cannot pet or play with my boy ever while he’s in his service dog harness/vest because that means he’s helping me, and it’s not play time for him. I also taught them that they must ask me if they can pet or play with him when he’s not dressed in his gear at all times aside from that - it’s too confusing for them to understand that he’s technically working 24/7/365, but it’s more relaxed when he’s not in his gear. I’ve simply said that it’s a rule so I can make sure nobody accidentally gets hurt since he’s a big dog and that sometimes he also may not feel like playing or being bothered. I started teaching the kids these rules about no interaction while in his gear, and ask to interact all other times, around 3 years old. With little babies who don’t understand that concept yet, the school told us not to worry about interactions with little babies trying to pet or play with the dog as long as he is focused on me, obedient, and not getting overly excited that he’s getting attention (especially while dressed in his gear). However, as soon as each child started to look interested in him and tried interacting with him when they started to crawl as infants or starting to walk as toddlers (such as my little niece who likes crawling over to him to touch his paws and between his toes, as well as sitting next to him to examine all of his collar tags and everything hanging on his service dog harness, lol), I also showed them in an age appropriate manner how to safely pet and play with dogs in a way that they enjoy (and more importantly, showing what dogs “don’t” enjoy, such as screaming, pulling fur, sitting on them, throwing toys directly at them where they’ll get hurt, etc). Service dogs are obviously highly skilled and excel at obedience. However, anyone can do something similar with a pet too - some basic obedience, recall, and command training goes a long way to a safe and happy home, as well as interactions outside the home with kids, other animals, adults, and anything that could trigger fears and reactions like loud noises from construction, statues, cars. I’d like to recommend a book that the service dog school assigned to my class as required reading after getting matched with our partner several months in preparation for a three week long team training course where we stayed in PA in order to learn how to work with the dog, train them further as needed and practice obedience, service dog laws and what to do if we are denied access to a public place, how to groom our dogs’ fur/nails/ears/teeth/etc. properly, safe types of chews that aren’t a choking hazard and other enrichment activities, games, and puzzles we should use regularly to help channel their energy (especially when we all aren’t well and may not be able to take them outside to run around, first aid/CPR/Heimlich methods that may need revision with our physical disabilities (I saved my boy’s life when he started choking on a piece of dental treat that accidentally slid down his throat and blocked his airway when he bit off a little too much at once - I saved his life knowing a revised method of the Heimlich and what I could do being that I can’t physically flip a 70 lbs Lab upside down to do the Heimlich), a variety of health and well-being topics, and SO many other subjects. It was like taking an accelerated grad school course, no joke. Anyway, we had homework for several months before this 3 week training, which included some extremely helpful books. I highly recommend reading “The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding The Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs,” by Jean Donaldson. I still have my copy and occasionally refer to it. Donaldson talks about the topic in this KZbin video. I know this is long, but hope my experience from a medically necessary task trained service dog handler’s perspective helps someone out there - whether you have a task trained service dog or a pet.

[@mozartrn1]

Congratulations on your new little one! Thank you for this sooo important video.

[@kennedywilkinson6324]

Love the dog and kids content ! Due at the end of October and prepping the dogs !

[@TrueBlueStablesLLC]

You mentioned how "not to" have a kid& dog introduced (holding out their hand). Do you have a video on showing good technique (taking the walk together, letting dog say hello, etc). Great video, thank you!

[@natuurtherapieesratjemkes1676]

Thanks for the video! I’d love to see more like this. How do you walk with a toddler and dogs? How does safe playtime between kids and dogs look like?

[@Sarah1990loveshg]

Great video & thank you! Congratulations & all the best for your newest member ❤

[@jolenegavettekennedy6670]

I hope Mom is doing fabulously! Your oldest boy just levelled up to Big Brother, huge Love to him! And of course giant Happy to you too, and great video! I was impressed that you brought light to the reality that we love them, and they are dogs. Supervision is how we show our animals that love.

[@angelatandfam9308]

Please don’t apologize or correct yourself for saying “inside the mom.” That’s how babies come to be.

[@tomdavisofficial]

10000000%

[@Kyle-ut4jg]

​@tomdavisofficial lol your dog is definitely not a giant dog. If you want a giant dog then get a Great Dane or English Mastiff. Lying about the size of your dog isn't going to going to make your penis bigger 😂

[@JER1334]

Yeah, almost cringed a lil bit there. But I really like this guys videos so I just let it slide

[@lisaduehr5306]

​@@JER1334for sure cringe

[@MissJenni_ISO]

Fantastic video and pointers. My neice is expecting her first baby... actually, identical twin boys. She and her husband own 2 Labradors and a Catahoula that they have raised from pups. One is a working bird dog and the other two are pets. They are all good around people. I shared your video with the two of them because of not only your good audio information, but also your visual information and the kinesthetic examples. Thank you for all you do and congrats on your new little baby.

[@Lindamorena]

Congratulations t the growing family ❤

[@jessied1376]

Congrats on your new Baby Boy! He is Precious. Burleigh too :P

[@ChampTheBeagle]

So important to have a safe introduction to set up the kid in great memories for the rest of their life.

[@Klugschieterin]

Congrats ❤🎉 Best whishes for your growing family with 2 and 4 legs 😊🙏

[@Agvarst0517]

I know this isn't what this video is about but I have and e-collar for my dog and I have known how to use it with her but she only responds to the vibrate, I would like to use the full range of the collar and all modes. I have a Siberian husky with a standard coat. The prongs don't seem to make contact with her skin so the stim doesn't affect her at all. I have proper placement and even have the extra long dense coat prongs. I just am not sure what I'm doing wrong with them making contact.

[@fionagold4535]

Congratulations!!!!

[@fitnessdan]

Tom - do you have a list of questions to ask of a breeder? What specific questions should be ask about the parents temperament etc? Want to get a bourbel but were cautioned because some breeders aren’t focused on producing social dogs.

[@ahavashalom4093]

My dog is excited reactive-super sweet just gets suuuuuuppper excited with new people and all her listening goes out the window. 14month female Rottweiler Tips???

[@OnlineHustleDad]

Watch his videos - you need a rock solid place, and stay if they break then give correction then bring them back to location and repeat.

[@SharkBait-0317]

And when the place and stay isn’t solid yet, you can use the crate to help them not make mistakes and backtrack

[@madamdevilish]

Congratulations that doona best thing you have for baby and you. I will be getting a puppy when son is a bit older currently 21 months when is the best age to get a puppy?

[@SharkBait-0317]

This is such a good question. I got a 1yr old almost fully grown German shepherd when my son was around 2. There were a lot of him accidentally knocking him over, but he eventually learned not to do it! Idk if that helps lol

[@stevedyer13]

Best part of my life was bringing my rottie home 10 years ago 😂lol funny you said that my dog deuce hates baby talk. "Can I pet your dog?" Sure but please talk normal and don't just shove your face in his. "Oh it's fine dogs love me." They still shove face with open hand right into his face high pitch voice. He then gives warning ⚠️ 😂 I get the look and the what's wrong with your 🐕 gog? Nothing at all let me just intrude your space jam my dirty didgets in your face saying "goo goo gah gah, what a pretty baby" you'd yell ,move away ect. People ask owner let them come to you like tom said. No bad dogs bad owners, not even owners bad people that shouldn't have dogs. Thanks for the info Tom!🎉

[@Avoided-o2f]

congratulations

[@kristinschofield5523]

Wow, your family has sure grown. Good they have you to maintain decorum!😅

[@FaerfolkDogs]

Any advice on how to build personal space awareness in young dogs without damaging your relationship with them? I have a young shepherd mix who is great but is very sticky with me.

[@maryjane4432]

The mom’s partner can also take something home from the hospital that has the baby’s smell on it. Let them smell it but let them know they can’t have it. We did this with both of our girls.

[@coltengregory9722]

dude you fucking rule! This helps so much!

[@XxGamer]

14:09 More Videos with Dogs and Kids.

[@cass_elinkatornjak]

Yeah, I've had my share of scares. My dog was an LGD breed and weighed about 100 pounds at the time. He looked like a big fluffy ball. My husband and I took him to a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in one of our towns. There was a lot of excitement everywhere and the smell of food filled the air. I was waiting for my husband to come back from buying snacks. My dog ​​was sitting next to me. Then, a few kids came running out of the crowd. And one of the girls suddenly jumped on my dog ​​and hugged him around the neck😱 It was a heart-stopping moment. Luckily, our dog was very calm and neutral in public. But I was shocked because this never happened in my country (Japan). Unfortunately, dogs are often not trained well in Japan, so parents are very cautious about letting their children near them. Particularly, Typical Japanese dog breeds. (I don't know if it's like that now). Anyway, training dogs is very important, but I also thought parents needed to teach their children how to behave when petting dogs they met in the street. Since then, we've been teaching them what to do first if children want to pet our dog.

[@RaulGarcia-cg3vn]

Beautiful fam..god bless.. Yo tom..i keep asking.. does the dogtra remote float in water in case it gets dropped.. trying to decide And really leaning towards your 280c..

[@tomdavisofficial]

Ya

[@RaulGarcia-cg3vn]

@tomdavisofficial thanks my dude..really was between mini e and yours but I've decided already(280c)

[@PSIMM-yd7rr]

Congrats on new baby so . Thank you , again , for another great vid of important info. Take advantage of new family member to do more videos about kids & dogs safety , it’s needed ❣️. 🩵🐾🩵🐾🩵

[@kathyramos634]

@Tomdavisofficial What E-collar do you use? Which brand do you best recommend?

[@TheNerdArmory]

6:15 did he come over and hadn't been broken yet? Curious. :P

[@joshcahill4360]

Have a dachshund German shepherd mix and he is child aggressive and has bitten before. We just brought home our newborn and are scared we may need to re-home him. He was pretty anxious at first but we are setting up boundaries and keeping him at a healthy distance without forcing him away all the time. Still very scared if he gets over stimulated at some point since he gets very alert and interested when baby is flailing limbs around. Dog sleeps with us in the bed at night but was very on edge when baby was in the bassinet next to the bed and seemed way to interested in investigating, so we are sleeping in different rooms until we figure that out as well? We need professional help, looking into local trainers.

[@anabozic8748]

You sleep in different rooms because of a dog? Why is the dog even sleeping in your room, and on your bed? The dog should sleep outside your bedroom and maybe have a dog bed and you won't have to worry about him reaching for the baby while you sleep. Also some dogs get possessive of the bed, stuff in the bedroom or the bedroom itself if they sleep there. Second, hygiene. Dogs aren't clean obviously. Imagine yourself walking barefoot everywhere, laying on the floor, then walking outside and laying on the road, the grass and mud, rolling in it, doing everything a dog does and then at night you go like that to bed, yikes

[@joshcahill4360]

@@anabozic8748 The pup has slept with us for 8+ years and loves to cuddle under the blankets. He's very emotional and already seems depressed with a screaming baby around and less attention. If we kick him out of the room at night he will definitely get jealous and depressed. Was thinking maybe crate training, still in the room.

[@michellefraser7786]

Any recommendations for a deaf dog with a new baby? He knows basic commands like sit, paw, lay. But struggles with stay, as he likes to follow and see what's happening since he cannot hear.

[@AlienKissy]

How did you get Lakoda used to the baby crying when she got scared?

[@tomdavisofficial]

Put her on leash and got her closer

[@sblack48]

Slightly off topic but are your dogs usually separated at home or was it just for the video? Do they get along well?

[@tonidillhoff-lq9km]

What is the small string you have around your pups neck?

[@angelatandfam9308]

That’s his e collar

[@sandravivian-gold2468]

Hi I wish you could train my dog as all the training schools said he’s a bad big but he’s not yes we need help with training but he’s a good boy please can you help with a trainer that can help us please thank you

[@rienOFC]

Anyone has an idea how to train my dog if he does not like candy or toys? I have come a long way without it. I have used praise and worked for alot of stuff but it is harder to work with him in a busy areas and so on. Just asking here maybe i can get any tips. And if this is not the right place to ask. Where can I ask? Or turn to? great video btw!

[@MorganDalton19]

Very rarely do dogs not have any drive at all for food or toys. You can always reach out to a trainer near by to get help building food or toy drives. There are ways to do so, you can even google it, like fasting a dog before you train. Overall, you don't necessarily need food or toys to train as long as you can introduce behaviors in a positive way, like with praise. But you only need to be able to enforce your commands anywhere. It's up to the dog to decide if they want to get something out of it

[@sharonkaminski5517]

So many people have put their hand in front of Elsie’s face to have her smell them.

[@hmanure]

Children ( and adults!)should be taught to ask to pet a dog !! When children come up to my dog I always reinforce that they ask to pet before approaching the dog.

[@elainapenn3143]

Hey Tom, what would be good instructions for kids, instead of simply "don't reach out," where should they put their hands? behind their backs? Linked fingers in front of them? And when and where can children pet? Should children never pet the dog on the head? or just in the beginning of their relationship? You are so right about people reaching out for a "sniff test." Even I catch myself starting to do it sometimes even though I know not to. The top results on google on how to introduce children and dogs pretty much all include reaching out your hand too!!

[@tamigarbarino6036]

Is your toddler hitting? It’s a problem I’m currently having (I also think my toddler is neurospicy) I would love to see how your dogs are reacting if that happens and how your helping your toddler understand that it’s not ok to hit or kick dogs.

[@FranklyFranky]

You are the ideal example, but we’re not learning from this video if nothing‘s going wrong agree with the desensitization prior to a baby arriving, but if someone is coming across this video based on the thumbnail, they probably are unsure don’t know and I wanna know what the rulesyou give your two year old are when interacting with your Orville, especially considering the size German shepherd when I was his size and they would plow through me. How should my parents have managed that?

[@tomdavisofficial]

That's the point. There's nothing going wrong, listsn to what I'm saying.

[@susanabdallah8020]

Great comments on dogs with kids. Correct, do not be cute with dogs and babies. Use common sense. Thanks, God bless

[@amalieeq1256]

I bought this ecollar and it is malfunctioning after 5 months:/

[@tomdavisofficial]

What’s wrong with it? It has a warranty

[@SofiaBrek]

Hard savior 38

[@warondogs8199]

Do you think the dogs love the children?

[@warondogs8199]

How do you know dogs are terrified of the sound of a crying baby? If an animal was terrified, wouldnt it retreat, and go away from it, and maybe even hide? Maybe the dog is excited because the baby sounds like a squeaky toy, and dogs like squeaky toys because they stimulate their prey drive and enjoyment of hurting / killing small prey. If the dog seems "worried", it might be because it wants to attack the baby, and its frustrated because you have commanded it not to do what it actually wants to do.

[@FranklyFranky]

You started talking about the collar at the end, but maybe you should have mentioned do this with multiple adults at the same time so if one person’s holding the baby and the dog doesn’t have a positive reaction there’s at least another full grown adult to control the dog or assist in the situation obviously we understand your wife is in the behind the camerabut I just think it’s a good thing to add. I wouldn’t want to give a new parent false hope their ability to attempt this alone.

[@Satronaut-pw3ij]

Wow thats a well trained baby lol.

[@asammushtaq956]

I honestly cant believe at approximately 5:20 you said how do I say that politically/correctly You had it correct the 1st time The baby grows inside the mother who is a female Anybody who disagrees about basic biology should get themselves checked in to a mental hospital as they have bigger problems and should neber be allowed to own a dog

[@tomdavisofficial]

I didn’t meant it in sense of rather or not woman carry babies.