More and more couples make the first “baby” in the household one with four legs.  This is often a good idea because it allows couples to get a better feel for one another’s parenting styles.  However, many conflicts can and do arise once children are born into the family.  Prevention of these problems is the key to ensuring harmony.  Once behavior patterns become established, they are difficult (though not impossible) to change.  Also, often help is not sought until the issue is serious and damage has been done to the pet-owner bond.  This class was developed to help parents anticipate and prevent potential problems, before child birth, to ensure harmony from the moment mom and baby walk in the door, through the toddler stage and into adolescence.

In 2002, my life changed. I was living with my sister and she had her first baby...my first nephew. In a small, bungalow style home lived three adults, one infant, a German Shepherd, two Dutch Shepherds, a mixed breed dog and two cats. Life was harmonious until this perfect child's arrival, and through no fault of his own, things turned to chaos.

Ensuring Harmony was created through those experiences.