Is it normal for my dog to act scared when my neice comes?

Question

♠Look I have a dog and her name is Maxie, when she's with me or my family she knows she's happy and hyper, when my neice comes she chases her and she gets really scared is it normal? Please, Please, Please answer I need to know!Thanks!♠

My dog is small, she is a pomeranian. And my neice is in the 1st grade.

Answer 1

Very often especially with small dogs, they are frightened when young children come around because they get rough with them or they pull their hair and ears and tail.Put your dog in her condo when you have small children in your home and it will be better for the dog and your young friends

Answer 2

please put this dog away when your neice is over. some dogs are intimidated by children and their quick movements and their size. you have a dog bite waiting to happen. get your dog into training classes to give the dog better confidence and bond you two closer, plus it will teach the dog you are to be respected and listened to. also socialize the dog. if your neice is not over often then just place the dog in the crate or a bedroom. it's not punishing the dog. obviously the dog is upset by her and you're doing the dog a favor. but you must protect your neice from this dog. this can be normal but it is in no way acceptable behavior. my neice's face was recently bitten by a dog that showed just a few of these actions. and it was a furry cute little lhasa that did some real damage. i saw this coming for a long time and no one listened to me. please listen. either muzzle or put the dog away. it's easier on the dog if you just place the dog away behind a door someplace the dog feels safe. and please get into a training class and let the instuctor know of the issue. and please don't use a petsmart training class. find an actual training class with a trainer that specailizes in these types of behavior. please don't let any harm come to that innocent child. good luck. and please keep her safe.




a pom may not do serious damage but could break the skin, cause a painful crushing bite, and worst of all you could let your neice be scared of coming over to your house and possibly make her scared of other dogs. you could put a fear in her she doesn't need to have. she needs to learn at her age how to act around dogs, but your dog doesn't sound like the one she needs to learn it from. pom or mastiff, this is not acceptable behavior.



oh wait is your neice chasing the dog? or the dog chasing your neice? if it's your neice doing the chasing, well sit her little butt down and tell her no. and when she does it again, tell her mother to step in or you're going to. no discussion. that child is too old to behave in this manner. sorry if i read this question wrong. i thought it was the dog doing the chasing. if it's not, i'd stick the chlild's little butt in a chair and she wouldn't move. i'd kennel the kid and let the dog out!

Answer 3

Your dog is confused. His instinct would probably be to attack the attacker (child) but it knows somehow that its not supposed to because the attacker is associated with you in your home. If you don't have any small children then the noises and even the size of the child could really upset and scare Maxie. She's just not sure how to react. Maxie will probably learn to hide when a child is around and that's o.k. Maybe you could leave her in a part of the house the child can't disturb her so she isn't tormented and upset by future visits, at least until the child is old enough to respect an animal.

Answer 4

I would say that your niece traumatized her in some way on a previous visit. Kids also move WAY too quickly for some dogs and it makes them nervous. Don't let the kid chase the dog and maybe use a baby gate when she comes next time. Let your dog see her but know she is safe in another room. You are going to have to gradually reintroduce them and teach the child how to treat your dog. You need to teach her, in front of the parents, if possible. Show her what's acceptable and call her on it if she's doing something unacceptable. Don't leave them alone together, ever, until you know she can respect the dog. You are your dog's advocate and need to take care of the situation and not let it get any more out of control.

Answer 5

It depends on the socialization your dog has had.

The first 16 weeks of a puppy's life are the most important. You need to get it out and meet other people and other dogs. If your dog has never met children, or very rarely, she is going to be suspicious about "what that creature is". Or if she has been around other children and only has a problem with your niece (i before e except after c), you can bet she had an unpleasant experience with the niece (grabbed, poked, pulled tail/ears, niece is too loud, etc.). She's going to have to have a LOT of pleasant experiences with her to overcome it.

Answer 6

I'm not an expert but I love Dogs, birds, and chicken
I heard that dogs know what kind of person in front of them, not that i'm telling you that your Neice is a bad person.
Dogs also sense fear or anger in a person

Dogs also smell what a person eats(not just in that same day but also what that person eats in the past)

This is sad to say but you should know this that from where I came from, some people eats dogs, and dogs dont eat cooked dogs even if it smells good or server in a delicious way. Dogs can smell it.
And when a person eats even one bite, every dog will hate that person for life even if that person grown a pet dog, in that person life, his pets will bite him/her not less than one.

PS: If you want a dog to be tame by a person that the dog doesnt like or the dog is afraid of, Just let him or her to bite the ear of the dog, but dont hurt the dog. The dog will understand eventually

Answer 7

Well not really. One time or another your niece might have hurt your dog. Like hitting it with a toy or something. Your niece might not know any better. But, you better separate them before your niece gets bit. Maybe your dog has never been mean but kids that hit dogs make the dog mean because the dog is defending himself. Watch alot closer to see if that is happening. Good luck.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

its normal for anything to scare anything something about ur nece scares the dog. perhaps something resembleing ur neice scared the dog in its puppy days or perhaps u should keep an eye on ur neice when she comes over. see exactly what it is that scares the dog and then act on it

Answer 10

Your niece has probably scared the dog, maybe unknowingly.

Once a dog gets scared by something, they never forget.

Our dog growls at my 5 year old grandaughter and nobody else. She must have stepped on his toes or something years ago

Answer 11

If the dog turns scared, it is obvious that she's had some kind of bad treatment related to you neice.