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Incorporating Toddlers & Dogs - Building the Sweetest Bonds 

Guest Biography

Aishlyn is a professional dog trainer and a newish mom…. When she is a guest we explore things Aishlyn is incorporating to help Delilah (15 mos) and Noir & Vega be more successful together.

 Time Stamps - 

0:00 Welcome to Part 2.

4:00 Tolerance vs Active Enjoyment and why it matters

4:30 Guided Touch - teaching our dogs and our kiddos about consent (chin rest in this case)

8:48 Ask your dogs’ permission - giving autonomy and how it help reduce conflicts

9:45 Kiss to Dismiss

10:38 Jumping up can be a functional behavior meaning it is communicating

12:27 Vocalizing signals - humans and dogs

14:25 Is a 15 month old kiddo old enough to signal “no, thank you” and how we can teach that to our dogs

15:00 The benefits of giving all non-verbal family members a voice can be a huge help in learning

18:14 My toddler is fixated on the dog, now what?

20:18 The gift of “easy” for kids & dogs, teaching them separately

23:49 Dogs under the table

26:00 Tugging - Dogs & Toddler style - Keeping fun safe

27:38 Fetch! Dogs & Toddler style - keeping fun safe

29:00 Developmental Stages and helping the family through those changes

31:40 Muffin Tin Game

35:00 Bubbles!

36:58 Going to the restroom with safety in mind

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