Dr. Karen Overall

Posted on December 11, 2004
Filed Under: Dogs | 0 Comments
Tagged: animals, children, dogs, dr. karen overall, family, pets

I’ve posted a printer friendly version of Dr. Overall’s complete Protocol for Introducing a New Baby and a Pet here.

Courtesy of the ever-lovely Dr. Karen Overall.

The addition of a new baby to a household can upset the social environment of that household and can upset the pets in the household. Steps can be taken to greatly reduce the probability of this happening by following the following instructions below.

These instructions are primarily designed for two-parent families. However, it is possible to implement most of the instructions if only one parent is available; notations about this have been made throughout.

Please remember that no animal should be left alone unsupervised with an infant for any reason.

This is not because most animals are innately aggressive towards infants, but rather because no infant would be capable of pushing an animal away if that animal cuddles up to them either for love or for heat.

Until the child is old enough to behave absolutely appropriately with the pet (and that could be as old as 10 years of age), do not let children interact alone with the pets until you know how they will respond in those circumstances.

This protects both the child and the pet.

You can read a printer friendly version of Dr. Overall’s complete Protocol for Introducing a New Baby and a Pet here.

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