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Whether your toddler is crawling or walking, she's on the prowl for anything that grabs her fancy -- be it your kitty's tail, your dog's snout, or a favorite pet toy.
Until your toddler learns to gently stroke, rather than grab or pull at your pet, you need to be there for every interaction between the two of them. And while your instinct might be to keep your baby and pet apart until your child matures, experts advise against it.
"Keeping your baby from a well-trained pet with a good disposition is probably the worst thing you can do," says Jessica Auster-Levy, owner of It's Training Cats and Dogs in Montclair, New Jersey. "The pet starts to...
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In our child care home were six indoor and outdoor cats. It was very important
for us to make sure that safety issues did not develop between the children in
care and the resident felines. Before each child was enrolled, the new families were
invited to visit during "off" hours to meet my family, including my cats.
Fortunately my cats were on the docile side when it came to interacting with
people and other animals. However, even though they knew how to behave around
company, company didn't always know how to behave around them. We spent many
hours shadowing the new child in care to make sure he or she wasn't given the
opportunity to have a cat tail snack or to play "toss the kitty."
Taking the time to help children learn appropriate behavior around animals, and giving the animals the opportunity to be by themselves if they so choose, can lead to successful and loving relationships between children and pets.
Taking the time to help children learn appropriate behavior around animals, and giving the animals the opportunity to be by themselves if they so choose, can lead to successful and loving relationships between children and pets.
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