You might consider your dog your "baby," but what happens if you decide to add an actual infant to your family? Jessica Jacobson, owner of NYC's Dapper Dog Training, has spent years coaching families on prepping their dogs for the arrival of a tiny non-furry new family member. Annie and she discuss how she built her career, and go over some key things to consider when training a dog for interspecies sibling-hood.



Notes: 

Dapper Dog Training - Marilyn Ullman of the "Discover Your Dream Career" course - Association of Professional Dog Trainers' annual conference - Nursing Your Baby by Karen Pryor - Snuggle Puppies - Annie's baby! - Music: "Hello Ma Baby" ukulele cover by The Channel Drifters

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Partial Transcript:

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Annie:

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So today I am talking to my friend, fellow dog trainer, Jessica Jacobson, who has her own dog training business in New York City. And I wanted to talk to her both to just find out how she got into dog training and built her business, but also specifically because she has something of an expertise on preparing dogs for the arrival of a baby. And I have a baby on the way so I was hoping she might be able to give me some tips on getting Amos, my Yorkiepoo ready for this life event.

Jessica:

Hello? Hi. My name is Jessica and my company is called Dapper Dog training and I'm stoked to be here.

Annie:

And we've known each other actually for a long time now.

Jessica:

Yeah

Annie:

We met in Atlanta at the APDT dog conference dog conference.

Jessica:

30000 years ago.

Annie:

2010 it was. I remember it was 2010, cause it was right after I finished Karen Pryor Academy.

Jessica:

Oh yeah.

Annie:

Was that the first time you'd ever been to the association? APDT is the Association for Professional Dog Training?

Jessica;

Yes. I think it was my second conference or maybe my first. I don't remember, but I remember when I saw you and we had gotten together because I think I was listed on the APDT website as having a dog trainer meetup.

Annie:

Yeah, yeah. Which is actually also, I think how I met Kate was through your meetup. But that was like a real seminal moment for me because it was the first time that I was sort of immersed in a group of dog trainers outside of the two other people in my class at KPA.

Jessica:

It's like social crack.

Annie:

Yeah. It was a bit. It was also, it was just so interesting to meet people doing it, like all people from all over the country and also meeting different kinds of dog trainers and cause Association Professional Dog Training is not strictly, um...



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