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So we took Rogan out for a very short walk last night (nothing major, I know it's a bit risky since he hasn't had his 12 wk shots).. and stopped to say hello to neighbours, who are friends of ours and visited with them for a bit in their yard. Their 5 yr old daughter is in love with Rogan and of course wants to play with him. She starts jumping around and chasing him and of course he returns the fun! Before we know it, he's growling and nipping at fingers and getting too rough as puppies often do!
My question is this: Do we teach the dog to behave and just tolerate the child being hyper around him, or do we ask the child to stop in order to get the dog to calm down?
We were correcting the dog, but it was very difficult to get him to listen with her flailing her arms and carrying on the way she was. I want Rogan to behave properly no matter what's going on around him, so I think I'm doing the right thing... and when it's not your kid, it's a bit of a tough call to start asking the child to please stop acting in a certain way. Kids automatically want to "play" with puppies, and it's hard to know how to teach them to do this without it escalating very quickly into something that I don't want Rogan to think is OK.
I agree with the statement "if you wouldn't want your adult dog to do it, don't let your puppy do it" however I'm finding this is easier said then done sometimes!
Love to hear your thoughts on this! THANKS
My question is this: Do we teach the dog to behave and just tolerate the child being hyper around him, or do we ask the child to stop in order to get the dog to calm down?
We were correcting the dog, but it was very difficult to get him to listen with her flailing her arms and carrying on the way she was. I want Rogan to behave properly no matter what's going on around him, so I think I'm doing the right thing... and when it's not your kid, it's a bit of a tough call to start asking the child to please stop acting in a certain way. Kids automatically want to "play" with puppies, and it's hard to know how to teach them to do this without it escalating very quickly into something that I don't want Rogan to think is OK.
I agree with the statement "if you wouldn't want your adult dog to do it, don't let your puppy do it" however I'm finding this is easier said then done sometimes!
Love to hear your thoughts on this! THANKS