Best Training and Behavior Book Nominee
2006 Dog Writers Association of America

Best Dog Book 2006 (Runner Up)
International Institute for Applied Companion Animal Behavior

Four Paws Up Rating
The APDT Chronicle of the Dog (Jul/Aug 2007)

Young children are the most frequent victims of dog bites and 80% of dog bites are delivered by the family dog. In Happy Kids, Happy Dogs, Barbara Shumannfang will teach you how to:

• prepare your dog for your baby’s arrival
• reduce stress and prevent injury
• guide your child to respectful, safe behavior around dogs
• show your child and your dog how to play together and be friends.

The book includes hands-on training tips, advice on selecting a new dog, what to do if your child is afraid of dogs, and the three secrets to a well behaved dog. Recommended by childbirth educators and trauma prevention specialists at Duke Health and UNC Hospitals.

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The buzz on Happy Kids, Happy Dogs:

The resounding response from parents and prospective parents reading this book will undoubtedly be, "I never thought of that!" Shumannfang seems to have thought of it all.

---The APDT Chronicle of the Dog, Four Out of Four Paws rating

...unfailingly logical in its presentation of ideas, with clear explanations and step-by-step training instructions on such diverse topics as the three secrets to a well-behaved dog, the top three cues your dog should respond to and how to teach them, when to get help, dos and don'ts for child behavior, games kids can play with their dogs, and rules to follow when kids visit.

---The Bark magazine

This is a desperately needed book, and the title says it all! It’s all about setting up a relationship that kids and dogs should have...This book is more than about preventing dog bites...it’s all about making those special child/canine bonds happen and then flourish.

---Steve Dale, Nationally syndicated pet columnist and radio show host (full review)

Happy Kids, Happy Dogs is a must-read for expectant parents who own dogs. Shumannfang gives practical and sound advice to help parents keep both children and canines safe and happy. As a mother and a dog-owner, I wish I had read her book before I started my family. I certainly plan to put her strategies to use in my own home.

---Katy Bartlett, M.D., Pediatrician

Dr. Spock finally has some canine company. Happy Kids, Happy Dogs goes beyond the “supervise, supervise, supervise” mantra and provides specific training suggestions so families can cultivate healthy child-dog relationships. This user-friendly book fills a void in the dog training literature. Bravo!

---Janice Lynn Triptow, J.D., CPDT, CDBC
Founder of Dog Behavior Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL

Shumannfang's years of training experience, behavioral education and incredible 'doggy intuition' are evidenced in this must read for expectant dog owning families. Happy Kids, Happy Dogs is a well written guide that every expectant dog owning family should read and reread!"

---Susanne Hughes, DVM, Veterinarian

The advice on how parents and grandparents can become effective kid canine coaches is invaluable, and is illuminated with easy to understand examples, exercises and photographs. I encourage all my dog training clients to read Happy Kids, Happy Dogs so that they may foster safe, gentle dog-child relationships at home and in their communities.

---Virginia Hoffmann, CPDT, CDBC
Dog behavior counselor and trainer, New York, NY

Your purchase of Happy Kids, Happy Dogs helps children and dogs:

A portion of the proceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to non-profit programs, such as Project Pooch, which match at risk youth with shelter dogs for their mutual benefit. Project Pooch helps incarcerated youth develop compassion, respect and job skills by teaching them how to care for, train, and find homes for shelter dogs. Since the program's founding in 1993, there has been zero recidivism among Project Pooch graduates.