How to Take Care of
Your Dog, for Kids
The ultimate kid-friendly course to help your child learn how to take care of a new dog. With 5 easy-to-follow, age-appropriate lessons, along with a test at the end with a chance to earn a certificate, your child will know just what it takes to be a good dog owner.
Featuring David Levin, Dog Trainer
Format
Easy-to-print PDF workbook, perfect for kids between the ages of 7 to 12. Each lesson has instructions, videos, and a practical homework assignment. Have your child take the test at the end to earn a certificate and prove to you that they're ready to care for a dog!
Duration
5 lessons, with one lesson and homework assignment per day.
Time
Each lesson takes 10-15 minutes to read.
What kids will learn in this easy-to-print, kid-friendly PDF course:
- Setting up proper feeding schedules for a puppy/dog
- Advice for beginners for walking a new dog
- Methods for dealing with messes and accidents
- The easiest (and most fun) way to give a dog a bath
- Effective ways to bond and exercise with a new puppy
Why should your child take this course?
- So that your kid will walk the dog, even once the novelty wears off. Dogs sound fun (and they are!), but they also take work. Any child who thinks they are ready for a dog should take our course so they can get ready for their new best friend.
- To teach your kid accountability. What better way to inspire responsibility than to give your child an animal that needs love and affection? Learning to feed, walk, and bathe your dog will empower your child and make them more responsible and attentive.
- To foster a “best friend” relationship for your child that will last for years. This course will give your child strategies for bonding, playing, and having fun with the newest member of your family, which will pay off for years to come.
Course Overview
5 Lessons
Walking the Dog
Your child will learn to set up a schedule for walking the dog based on its age and breed.
Feeding the Dog
Your child will get essential information on what you can and can't feed dogs, how to keep them hydrated, and tips for training them around mealtime.
Bathroom Breaks & Cleaning Up Accidents
Your child will learn how to crate train a puppy, approach potty training at different stages of life, and clean up accidents (they happen to everyone).
Bathing the Dog
Who doesn’t love bathtime? Help your child practice keeping the dog squeaky clean with a special how-to video.
Bonding with the Dog
Your child will build a special relationship with the dog using advice from David on how to make the dog feel happy, loved, and excited about life.
Meet the Expert
David Levin
Professional Dog Walker & Trainer
David Levin is the Owner of Citizen Hound, a professional dog walking business based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With over 9 years of professional dog walking and training experience, David's business has been voted the "Best Dog Walker SF" by Beast of the Bay for 2019, 2018, and 2017. Citizen Hound has also been ranked #1 Dog Walker by the SF Examiner and A-List in 2017, 2016, 2015. Citizen Hound prides themselves on their customer service, care, skill, and reputation.
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What are others saying?
Ryleigh
I have been wanting a dog and doing this class will help me convince my parents that I am ready! Thanks wikiHow!
Keishaley
I am so happy. Now I can take care of my dog without worrying that I don’t know what to do. Thank you so much for all your pet advice wikiHow.
Lisa
This course really helped my son realize that taking care of a new puppy won't be as easy as he thinks! Every day we talked about what he learned and how he felt about the practice assignment. I think now he won't take it for granted how much of a team effort it will be to raise a puppy.
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