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I am thinking about surprising difficult children with a dog.
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 530787" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Additional tips... </p><p></p><p>Please consider your budget and whether it allows for formal dog training. Not for YOU - for the kids. It's a big help to the dog, too, but... for the kids, especially, it teaches them how to act/react around the dog so that they are reinforcing the "right" behaviors rather than the "wrong" ones.</p><p></p><p>Also consider WHY you are getting a dog. For our family, the dogs are actually therapy for difficult child - majorly needed therapy. We didn't get dogs to teach the kids responsibility, but to give them the benefits of doggie love. (major stress reduction when things go wrong, for one... unconditional love 24/7 if treated with kindness, etc.). Therefore... if the kids can't pull their weight with care, we as parents do step up to the plate. Getting a dog as a way of teaching responsibility, in my opinion, is a recipe for disaster... for all of you including the dog.</p><p></p><p>Do I support having dogs around difficult children? As long as the difficult child isn't involved in animal cruelty, and allergies and such don't come into the picture, I believe it is a major benefit. But it will take time, money, patience, and extra work for you.</p><p></p><p>You could start by volunteering at a shelter, seeing how your kids handle dogs, etc. (and then be prepared to fall in love with one...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 530787, member: 11791"] Additional tips... Please consider your budget and whether it allows for formal dog training. Not for YOU - for the kids. It's a big help to the dog, too, but... for the kids, especially, it teaches them how to act/react around the dog so that they are reinforcing the "right" behaviors rather than the "wrong" ones. Also consider WHY you are getting a dog. For our family, the dogs are actually therapy for difficult child - majorly needed therapy. We didn't get dogs to teach the kids responsibility, but to give them the benefits of doggie love. (major stress reduction when things go wrong, for one... unconditional love 24/7 if treated with kindness, etc.). Therefore... if the kids can't pull their weight with care, we as parents do step up to the plate. Getting a dog as a way of teaching responsibility, in my opinion, is a recipe for disaster... for all of you including the dog. Do I support having dogs around difficult children? As long as the difficult child isn't involved in animal cruelty, and allergies and such don't come into the picture, I believe it is a major benefit. But it will take time, money, patience, and extra work for you. You could start by volunteering at a shelter, seeing how your kids handle dogs, etc. (and then be prepared to fall in love with one...) [/QUOTE]
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