2. When I take my dog for a walk, it is not to improve your child's animal socialization skills. If you have a 12-to-15-month-old who has just awakened from a nap and is spooked and crying at the very existence of a tail-wagging puppy, trying to shove the child's hand in front of my dog while the child wails is not a good idea. If the kid panics, he/she may flail and hit my dog, who will then learn that monkey puppies hurt. This is not the lesson we are trying to teach. If your kid doesn't want to touch the dog, do not try to make him/her. Demonstrate the niceness of the puppy, if you must, by asking my permission, then presenting your own hand to be licked and gently petting the pup, talking in a calm voice about her pretty eyes and soft fur. If this does not convince the squallie, shrug and move on. My dog is not an object lesson but a dog.
Not For Your Benefit
2. When I take my dog for a walk, it is not to improve your child's animal socialization skills. If you have a 12-to-15-month-old who has just awakened from a nap and is spooked and crying at the very existence of a tail-wagging puppy, trying to shove the child's hand in front of my dog while the child wails is not a good idea. If the kid panics, he/she may flail and hit my dog, who will then learn that monkey puppies hurt. This is not the lesson we are trying to teach. If your kid doesn't want to touch the dog, do not try to make him/her. Demonstrate the niceness of the puppy, if you must, by asking my permission, then presenting your own hand to be licked and gently petting the pup, talking in a calm voice about her pretty eyes and soft fur. If this does not convince the squallie, shrug and move on. My dog is not an object lesson but a dog.
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The end of an era
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So here is what
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Sooooo the livejournal thing
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The end of an era
I just made my blog cross-post to dreamwidth rather than to livejournal. That's how it's going to go from here on out, so if you want to read my…
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So here is what
It looks like people who cut their teeth on lj are pretty attached to this style of aggregator for their reading. So I'm going to look into getting…
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Sooooo the livejournal thing
Like many of you, I do not intend to follow Russian law regarding what minors can and cannot read about, nor do I feel that having an "adult content"…