Family Paws Parent education
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Creating harmony in your home
For your convenience, we offer a webinar for every stage of your growing family. Since we know your schedule is busy, we now offer all of our webinars in a video on demand format so you don't need to find a full hour to participate! We also understand that every family is unique and offer private help, both virtual and in person, tailored to your specific needs.
Dogs and Storks®
- Preparing families with dogs for life with baby. In this class, we’ll cover:
- Body language: Understanding your dog’s signals
- Dog sensitivities: Helping your dog adjust to changes (both upcoming and current)
- Third trimester prep: Preparing for baby’s arrival
- Homecoming prep: Getting ready for the big day
- Supervision: Keeping your dog and baby safe together
- Inclusion: Involving your dog in this new chapter of life
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Dogs and Toddlers®
- Preparing families with dogs for life with toddlers. In this class, we'll cover:
- Body language: Understanding your dog’s signals
- Supervision & inclusion: Activities for child and dog (with adult help)
- Communication differences: Canine vs. human/toddler
- Expectations: What to expect from baby and dog interactions
- Incident response: Steps to take if supervision lapses and an incident occurs
Dog Aware® Skills
Keeping kids and dogs safe in homes.
In this class, we'll cover the four skills to become Dog Aware®:
Body language
Sensitivities
Proximity
Supervision
Great for grandparents, relatives, babysitters, or home daycare providers.
Tiffany Johnson
RVT, VTS (Behavior), KPA CTP
Family Paws Parent Educator™
In addition to assisting our veterinarians with behavior appointments, Tiffany is a Family Paws Pet Parent Educator™ and she loves talking about keeping kids and dogs safe! She is a Fear Free Certified™ Professional Elite and is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA CTP) with the goal of becoming a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Behavior. She also has a special interest in beef cattle as she showed steers growing up.