he tries to poke him with pins. kickes and punches the poor good dog...
2006-10-18 14:43:18 · 26 answers · asked by redsquirrel91 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Who ever the parents are of the toddler should get their heads out of their butts and decipline the kid. It is their fault, not the toddlers.
2006-10-18 14:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
There is not enough room in a house for a dog and a child that is under 12 years old. A toddler doesn't understand that he is being mean to the dog. Then you can't blame the poor abused dog when he goes after the kid or tries to escape.
You are in the middle of all this making yourself crazy and not knowing what to do about it.
Find a good home for the dog. Do not get another dog. It is not worth it. WHY do have a toddler that has PINS?
2006-10-18 22:34:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My roommate's 4 year old son tries to play rough with my 2 dogs who are 55 lbs and 80 lbs. He has gotten nipped several times but for some reason, the little idiot isn't catching on, I've tried time-outs and explaining why he can't hit the dogs even if he's just playing. So, I simply told the mom, if your kid gets hurt, I'm NOT responsible. It's my house, and I'm not gonna keep my dogs locked up all day because the kid can't behave. I say let the dogs kick his @ss for all I care. My dogs are VERY well behaved, and wouldn't hurt a fly. But when someone is playing rough with them they play back. The few times that they have nipped him it wasn't being malicious, they were just playing. But I've given up on the kid. The mom barely does her share of parenting, and it's not my job to make sure her kid doesn't get hurt. This kid with the pins, and the punching and kicking, deserves whatever he gets!
2006-10-18 22:46:13 · answer #3 · answered by chrystallec 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep the toddler away from the dog until he learns to be nice, if that's not possible than give the dog a break and send him somewhere he wont be treated like that. What is going to end up happening is, the toddler is going to be mean to the pup and the pup will end up bitting him, then everyone will want to put the pup to sleep even though we all know it wasn't the pups fault only acting in self defense. Do your self a favor and get rid of the dog to someone who can protect it....
2006-10-18 23:26:18 · answer #4 · answered by orange7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say put a leash on the child and let the dog run free.
That child needs to be taught kindness towards other living things including animals, plants, insects and of course humans. Sitting and talking to the child and punishing the child when he/she mistreats the dog, even doing the same thing to the child that the child did to the dog (or something close to what it did to the dog) just might do the trick. If not, I vote for a collar and electric fence. The collar would go on the child of course.
2006-10-18 21:53:49 · answer #5 · answered by BIZ Z 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
How old is this child? I would think that any child that is old enough to have pins to poke the dog with is old enough to be poked with the pins himself (just to see how it feels) If you cannot protect the animal from the abuse, maybe you should look for a good home for it and maybe some counseling for your child
2006-10-18 22:23:16 · answer #6 · answered by Hallon 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Explain to him that poking the dog with pins gives the doggie boo boo's. Tell him that it's his job to make sure the dog is happy. Kicking and punching him is going to hurt him and make him sad. He's a big boy and has to protect the smaller dog.
This worked with my daughter and my rabbit. Sure she wanted to see what she could do to it and what would happen. But with a dog, the consequences could be serious. I made her feel like the rabbit's protector. She gets to give him treats, and help me clean the cage. Your boy could give the dog cookies, and help give him a bath. My daughter now treats everything smaller than her very gently. Good Luck!
2006-10-18 21:55:32 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Frist, you need to take the pins away from you kid before he hurts himself or the dogs. Second, you do need to teach the child it is wrong to hit kick bite or whatever mean thing he is doing is wrong. I have three rotties and 3 grandchildren every single one of the children knows that hurting the dogs is not acceptable. Your dog will snap at him sooner or later. If you take your hand and put it across the buttock of you child each and every time he will soon learn that it is not acceptable to hurt the dog. Maybe you shouldn't have the dog or kids.
2006-10-18 22:22:04 · answer #8 · answered by lilbit_883_hugger 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
don't let him do that to the dog if you have a problem with this. You are the older person so tell him that is not right and punish him if he does it. The only way kids learn is cause and effect. Same way with a dog. If the dog pees in the house then you punish it and teach it what to do instead. Same thing. Punish the toddler and then explain why they were punished and eventually they may stop doing this.
2006-10-18 21:51:38 · answer #9 · answered by ghost_sniperx 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Try alittle one-on-one talk with ur tot, and tell him that that's not acceptable, kids can be like that allot, and if u teach him to love animals now he will love them forever. And when you see that him do it put him in a time-out and explain to him why that's not acceptable. I baby-sit and kids love me and i love them-they are so cute-but they NEED to know their limits and YOUR expectations. Don't yell at him unless u really need to, they will learn to respect you more. Just try it for a little bit. Oh, and make sure he has NO pins or ANYTHING to poke the doggy with.
2006-10-18 22:05:58 · answer #10 · answered by megan d 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
somebody needs to teach the child how to treat an animal before he gets bitten and the poor dog gets blamed for it
children dont automatically know how to behave around animals and some can be quite mean, it is the parents responsibility
2006-10-19 02:44:28 · answer #11 · answered by Loollea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋