dog growls at baby

[brett76]

Thanks again, all those who replied. We are, of course, talking about finding a home for the dog. I may talk to a dog behavioralist first. Those that replied, do any of you have both a child and a dog? Dgangle, what did you do in your scenario?
The golden is the dog that I would think would bite first, as he was a rescue and s scared to death of the crawling baby. Any time the baby is crawling, he leaves the area. Quickly. I read that this is acceptable behavior,so we are less concerned. The saint is that one who is too stubborn to move, and definately feels like she is above him in pack order. That is what we are trying to break. THis morning, she came over to the infant and I (playing on the ground in another room) and wanted to be pet. She let the infant (under CLOSE supervision) pat her face, pat her sides, etc.

I am not foolish, however, and know that the dog will most likely have to go. As much as I love the dog, choosing between the dog and the child is not a hard choice. I am just doing my best to see if the situation can be remedied in the home.

Eric- have you read this? Not a pit bull question, but a dog and kids question.

yes please do the pack thing try and establish to him he his lower in order by making sure he sees the baby eating first before you let him etc and theres much mroe if you research

it just might help

it would be to bad to have to let the dog go as they really are part of the family but if it gets to aggressive whatdya do eh

 

[projektdotnet]

Good luck. We had one dog that would growl but it appeared he was jealous because the baby was taking the attention of his favorite people in the house...we tried making neutral ground or keeping the two far apart but you know kids

He got to the dog and right as mom looked over the dog (small) snapped at him and I was about ready to skin the dog at this point. We got rid of him the next day and that was that.

 

[crushers]

yah, we had a purebred chow, i loved that dog.

one morning he snapped and lunged at my ex <in hindsight maybe he knew something i didn't??>he went to sleep that afternoon.

it tears as me even today...

 

[Liam]

yes please do the pack thing try and establish to him he his lower in order by making sure he sees the baby eating first before you let him etc and theres much mroe if you research

it just might help

it would be to bad to have to let the dog go as they really are part of the family but if it gets to aggressive whatdya do eh

but in packs, dogs will challenge each other for dominance........

it's pretty easy for an adult to establish dominance over a dog, but a child.....

 

[projektdotnet]

ours didn't get put to sleep but rather we gave him to my dad who was wanting that dog ever since they first met...guess it worked out ok cause now their german shepard has a friend

 

[warpedone]

You have to be careful, dogs get very jealous.

 

[HiFiGuy]

The dog/child thing can be really tough. My wife and I started our married life by buying a Rottweiler puppy. We registered him as Wolfgang Odysseus Springer. Wolfgang for Mozart since I love his music, Odysseus for my wife the English major who found relevance in the story of Odysseus and his dog. Smartest dog you've ever seen. Wonderful personality, stable, loving, protective, calm. When our son was born, we decided that when these two (we got a rescue female Rottie later) eventually passed on, that we would get a more "socially acceptable" dog breed, so that the parents of our son's future friends would not hesitate to let them play at our house. In the mean time, we moved our dogs outside, even though they seemed to get along fine. Broke my heart at the time, since my son's first words were basically "Where Wolf?" Maybe it was unfair, and it isn't like we loved them less, but didn't want to take any chances at all. I feel guilty for having done it ever since, and wish I could make it up to them somehow, but if I had it to do all over again, I probably wouldn't change a thing.

Now we have two chocolate Labs. My son and I train them together for Hunt Tests with the AKC and HRC, and it is a great bonding experience. When my son gets older, I am going to let him run one of them by himself in a Junior Hunt Test. I think it will be a source of pride and accomplishment for him to title a dog as a Junior.

Ultimately, though, we will be Rottie owners again. They are the best dogs I have ever had, and by the time we are ready, our son will probably be in high school, so his friends will come over on their own. Maybe we'll have a Rottie and a Lab, who knows? The chocolates are kind of melting in my heart, too.

 

[projektdotnet]

Rottie/Lab mix are a good breed too. If I were to get a dog again (ever) it would have to be a mutt. I am not a fan of purebreds because every pure I've ever had has either had health problems or been a lil on the neurotic side

 

[Cruisin'Carolina]

The dog/child thing can be really tough. My wife and I started our married life by buying a Rottweiler puppy. We registered him as Wolfgang Odysseus Springer. Wolfgang for Mozart since I love his music, Odysseus for my wife the English major who found relevance in the story of Odysseus and his dog. Smartest dog you've ever seen. Wonderful personality, stable, loving, protective, calm. When our son was born, we decided that when these two (we got a rescue female Rottie later) eventually passed on, that we would get a more "socially acceptable" dog breed, so that the parents of our son's future friends would not hesitate to let them play at our house. In the mean time, we moved our dogs outside, even though they seemed to get along fine. Broke my heart at the time, since my son's first words were basically "Where Wolf?" Maybe it was unfair, and it isn't like we loved them less, but didn't want to take any chances at all. I feel guilty for having done it ever since, and wish I could make it up to them somehow, but if I had it to do all over again, I probably wouldn't change a thing.

Now we have two chocolate Labs. My son and I train them together for Hunt Tests with the AKC and HRC, and it is a great bonding experience. When my son gets older, I am going to let him run one of them by himself in a Junior Hunt Test. I think it will be a source of pride and accomplishment for him to title a dog as a Junior.

Ultimately, though, we will be Rottie owners again. They are the best dogs I have ever had, and by the time we are ready, our son will probably be in high school, so his friends will come over on their own. Maybe we'll have a Rottie and a Lab, who knows? The chocolates are kind of melting in my heart, too.

I love Rotties, too....a job taking a lot of time traveling forced us to find a home for ours....and now with two babies...we are just going to wait.

We've had several dogbite liability suits at work, some exceed the policy limits. One of the cases it wasn't even the dog's fault!!

I'm not risking it. I had another Rott my brother was playing rough with...the dog like it, but barked while he did it...Let's just say the flap of skin that separates your nostrils got in the way of one of the barks

Even having fun, with a well-behaved dog, things happen. Especially with larger ones, regardless of breed.

 

[rabid]

I am going to talk to a person that I work with who has raised several saints. If not for advice, to see if she is interested in her. It is a very good home, with other saints and no kids. If that does not work out, I will let you know, hank.

This is killing me. As much as I love this dog, there is no real decision between the two. I cannot thank all of you who replied enough. Those of you who had to find another home for a family pet know how hard this is.

I am going to talk to a few trainers tomorrow before I make my final decision. She was just letting him pet her head while he was in his high chair. He was pulling fur and all. She just sat there.