I'm sure you've read my other questions on my dog and my daughters. My 3 year old Pitt Bull Sadie was just spayed last night and she has a cone on her head. WELL... one of my 5 year old daughters is FLIPPING OUT! She's crying about seeing Sadie's stitches and keeps picking at them and trying to take the cone off her head! (And AGAIN, don't tell me about my pit bull and my 5 year old daughters, I love her and would never give her up, she's the sweetest creature in the world, so bloody hush up) I sat my daughter down and had a chat about what happened and why we cannot touch Sadie's sutures and e collar, but she is relentless! Is there anything I should do or say extra to stop her? Her sister understands, and they're squabbling about it. So now it's between my poor dog with the cone on her head being harrassed by one of my 5 year olds whilst my other is practically pulling her pigtails off just to get her off the ruddy dog, all while screaming "DAD!" like it's going out of fashion! HELP!
2006-12-04 16:25:45 · 9 answers · asked by Arthur Andrews. 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Oh and how could I bloody forget! My wife is mad at me for ruddy spaying the dog, so she's mad at me and refuses to help in this predicament!
2006-12-04 16:26:34 · update #1
Sounds as though you have your hands full. LOL! Thanks for sharing. "poor sadie" by the way, I myself am an animal lover, and pit bulls have a very horrible reputation, they are very loving and loyal animals. If raised well. Tell her that if she touches the stiches she will cause Sadie great pain and she may have to possibly need to go back to the doctor. Very important not to touch so she can heal. She is not suffering and will be ok, in just a matter of a few days. Good luck to you and God bless****
2006-12-04 16:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You definitely need to put the dog in a room by herself. I am sure this is stressing her out too. It isn't fair to the dog or to your children. They can't understand what is wrong with Sadie, so they want to help her.
So make it easier on everyone, by putting Sadie in a safe room where she can heal and not be stressed out by your child trying to pick at her stitches or pulling the cone off. Good Luck!
2006-12-05 04:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by Bren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I hate to say this, but if talking nice to her doesn't seem to work, then you need to be a little bit more harsh; that she can ABSOLUTELY NOT touch the dog for her and the dog's own good. Tell her the dog needs to heal and right now doesn't feel good. Everytime she goes after the dog, sit her on a chair or something.
2006-12-04 16:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by Nancy D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried putting the dog in a different room while your daughter is home or awake? It might seem alittle harsh but I think it might really be beneficial to the dog before something happens to those stitches and might also put alittle peace back into your house.
2006-12-04 16:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by lovey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to your best to keep your 5 yr old out of the same room as you pup. When she asks why she can't see the doggie, explain to her that the doggie has a "boo boo" needs some quiet time to get better And if she wants to be around the doggie she has to be quiet and pat the dog gently.
2006-12-04 16:34:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the dog in another room and get the girls interested in doing something else. Play a game with them or put on their fav movie. Do something to break this up and get things into a positive mood.
2006-12-04 16:30:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put your dog in a seperate room intell its healed put a baby gate up or shut the door and when the dog has to go to the bathroom take him out its simple keep the dog away from the kid
2006-12-04 16:31:10 · answer #7 · answered by tracemiss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the accent!
2006-12-05 00:36:01 · answer #8 · answered by daisy322_98 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tacky situation...kids are difficult to handle..sorry honey cant help either! you are on your own.
2006-12-04 16:45:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋