How to Introduce Your Doodle to a New Baby: Dog Meets Baby, Part 2 | The Doodle Pro®

How to introduce your Doodle to a new baby, step by step. In Part 2 of my conversation with Dominika Knossalla-Pado of Dog Meets Baby, we walk through the first meeting, what changes when your baby starts crawling, and how to keep everyone safe as your little one grows. 👶🐾 No baby on the way? Grandkids, nieces and nephews, and the neighborhood kids all count. Every how-to here applies to you too. In this episode: ✨ Where your Doodle should stay during the birth, and how to choose ✨ The first meeting, step by step (including the one step Dominika skipped with her own dog) ✨ Why jumping is the behavior to work on now, and why it's fixable ✨ What changes the day your baby starts crawling ✨ Why not every lick is a kiss, plus two quick tests to read your Doodle ✨ The bubble trick that actually makes sense to a two year old ✨ When to call a professional, and why a growl is a warning to thank 🐾 Teach your Doodle to safely park it on a bed or behind a gate while life happens around them. The Settled Doodle™ builds that skill five minutes at a time: https://thedoodlepro.com/settleddoodle 📚 Dominika's resources Courses and complimentary prep checklist (use code DOODLEPRO): https://thedoodlepro.com/dogmeetsbaby Lola and the Bubble Mission, her children's book: https://dogmeetsbaby.expert/lola-and-... Follow Dominika: https://dogmeetsbaby.expert and Instagram @dogmeets_baby ▶️ Missed Part 1? How to Prepare Your Doodle for a Baby:    • How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby: A ...   📝 Read the full show notes: https://thedoodlepro.com/introduce-do... 🐾 Ready to give your Doodle the skill every tip here stands on? Jump into The Settled Doodle™: https://thedoodlepro.com/settleddoodle Chapters 0:00 Welcome back to Part 2 1:55 Where your Doodle stays during the birth 4:08 How to introduce your dog to a new baby, step by step 6:54 Why jumping is the behavior to work on now 8:17 The step Dominika skipped: sniffing from a distance 11:27 What changes when your baby starts crawling 14:20 The stress signals hiding in "best friends" videos 18:09 Not every lick is a kiss 19:34 The happy-lick snapshot test 20:43 The consent test 21:32 The bubble trick for toddlers 24:21 When to call a professional 27:47 One thing to jump into today: play 32:27 The skill every tip stands on I'm a proud affiliate of Dog Meets Baby and may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. The Doodle Pro® | Corinne Gearhart, M.A., FFCP Science-based positive reinforcement, designed for the Doodle experience. https://thedoodlepro.com