YNP #095: When Things Go Wrong Between the Kids and Dog: With Justine Schuurmans
Your New Puppy: Dog Training and Dog Behavior Lessons to Help You Turn Your New Puppy into a Well-Behaved Dog
Debbie Cilento: Dog Trainer | Dog Behavior Consultant | Owner of Playtime Paws | Belly Rub Specialist
4.8 • 917 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
How do you know if your kids are ready for a dog? And if they are, how do you prepare them for bringing that new dog home?
Well lucky for you (and me) Justine Schuurmans, the expert on families, kids, and dogs, is going to answer those questions.
Justine is the founder of The Family Dog and the creator of The Dial Method. Her work with families has greatly impacted how I work with kids and puppies to this day.
The best part? This is part one of a two part series. Stay tuned for part two where she talks about what to do when the your kids and the dog aren’t BFFs like you planned.
In this episode we talk about:
- Are your kids ready for a dog?
- Are you ready for a new dog?
- How much can you depend on the kids help?
- Why younger kids shouldn’t be in charge of walking the dog.
- Picking the right dog for your family’s lifestyle.
- How to prepare your kids for when the dog comes home.
Press play and enjoy!
Other resources mentioned and related to this episode:
The Family Dog resources: This page includes the resources both Justine and I talked about inside the interview including the video that I think EVERY parent should watch along with the Pet, Pat, Pause flyer.
YNP Episode #002: Which Type of Dog is Right for You?
YOUR Perfect Puppy’s course: A 4 week course to build the foundation of you and your new puppy’s life together.
More about Justine:

Justine is a former Nickelodeon and MTV producer and dog trainer for over 20 years, specializing in working with young families. Her mission is to help parents, kids and dogs understand each other better and live safely and happily together. She’s the founder of The Family Dog, STOP THE 77 and the creator of The Dial Method.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to your new puppies podcast. Starting you and your dog off on the right paw. Here's your |
| 0:16.8 | host Debbie Salento. Hello and welcome to episode 95 of Your New Puppies Podcast. |
| 0:34.0 | I'm Debbie and today is part two of my conversation |
| 0:39.0 | with Justin Sherman's. |
| 0:41.0 | So to quickly recap, Justine is from the family dog. She's the founder of the family dog and the creator of the dial method. |
| 0:50.0 | She's been a trainer for over 20 years and she specializes in families with young kids. |
| 0:57.0 | Now in part one she helped us answer the question, are your kids ready for a dog? And if they are, how do you prepare them to bring one home? |
| 1:06.0 | In this part, we're going to talk about after the puppy comes home |
| 1:11.0 | or even after your dog comes home, what do you do when things go wrong? |
| 1:14.8 | This is something that I have talked about before, but I still think that it's not talked about |
| 1:21.7 | enough that it is very common for the dog to come home, your puppy |
| 1:28.9 | to come home, and that relationship between the kids and your new dog isn't all rainbows and cupcakes like we imagined. |
| 1:39.0 | It's really normal, so I think it's important for us to be prepared for it, and that's exactly what Justine is going to help us with. |
| 1:47.5 | And this is where she's going to talk about her program, the dial method, because this is really where it comes into play |
| 1:55.7 | Helping parents navigate that kid dog relationship and trying to raise kids and a dog at the same time. |
| 2:04.6 | And also as promised, at the end, I'm going to give you all of the information you need |
| 2:09.4 | if you want to check out the dial method, including working directly with me, I'm putting together a workshop |
| 2:16.3 | specifically for families with young kids, where we work through it together so I can help you apply it to your family. |
| 2:22.4 | But first, let's get to the good stuff and see what so I can help you apply it to your family. |
| 2:22.6 | But first, let's get to the good stuff |
| 2:24.4 | and see what Justin has for us. |
| 2:27.3 | The last thing I want to talk about, |
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