my 5year old daughter is scared of our new 4 month old great Dane puppy -?

Question

i have come 2 a point where i just cried 2day -i'm so frustrated. i luv our puppy 2 bits but i am getting 2 a point where i am starting 2 wonder if this was a good idea. my daughter wanted a dog. she saw a 4 year old great dane, played with him & loved it. so I got a puppy but now the puppy bullies her, pushes her over & really bites her hard. so hard that the skin is broken & bruised. she is now scared of the puppy & cringes when the puppy comes her way. The puppy listens 2 me but when she sees my daughter all the training just disappears. she sees my daughter as a living, breathing toy. And although my daughter is scared out of her wits, she still wants to play with the dog but mostly hides behind me.

I dont know what I should do. should i find her another home??? i dont want 2 -but the dog is going 2 be huge and she is growing 10x faster than my daughter & i dont want 2 risk anything happening. I am frustrated & very sad that it's turned out this way. Any suggestions???

FYI - the puppy is getting training. but this problem/issue does not seem to ease up, no matter what we do!

Answer 1

My Dane is five and a half months old and very very lively. He plays really rough with my other dog (a Border Collie) but is quite gentle with people. Danes of this age are not generally rough but they are really awkward and unco-ordinated. Why do you think Scooby Doo is a Dane?
You need to work hard on teaching your pup bite inhibition, if you need help with this it should be easy to find. It is never too early to start with basic manners training and with a large breed this is even more important. Please remember though that your pup is still very young.
Regarding your daughter, keep them apart at the moment using a child gate if necessary. Children have to be taught how to be around dogs in just the same way that dogs have to learn about children. It sounds very much to me that your little girl excites the dog too much which illicits boisterous behaviour from the pup. Your child then squeals or crys when the dog is a bit rough which excites the pup further. Your daughter too is very young so supervision is necessary whenever they are together. I would suggest that you limit the times that they are in each others company for a while.
With your daughter by your side offer the pup treats, but only feed them when the dog is sitting quietly. If it gets too excited immediately remove both your daughter and the treats. When this has been accomplished repeat the exercise but using a dog toy for short retrieve games. Again the minute your pup gets too excited stop the game and take your daughter away. Your pup needs to learn the value of self control but this won't happen overnight. With Danes their body grows a lot quicker than their brains. With persistence, patience and consistency you will all eventually enjoy a happy existence together.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

The pup is treating your daughter like a litter mate, and playing rough like they would. At the moment the pup is higher than your daughter in the family. He's not doing anything that is not normal pup behaviour. You need to get a Behaviourist to come to the house and see exactly whats going on, then take it from there. I don't sell my pups to people with young children as Old English Sheepdogs are also a big breed and the pups are big , strong, and very boisterous and can hurt wee ones easily. I'm surprised your breeder sold you a pup. I hope that it works out as its a heartbreak when these things happen.

Answer 5

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By their nature, dogs are pack animals with a well-defined social order. Through basic training, you need to consistently make sure your puppy understands that you are the leader, not him. So in teaching him the basic rules, you take on the role of pack leader.

To fit into the family circle, your dog must be taught to recognize his name and such commands as come, heel, lie down and sit.

Answer 6

First off, you're a grown adult. Please type properly, or at least better. It took me a lot longer than it should have to read your post.


Great Danes are very gentle dogs. For the time being, I wouldn't encourage your daughter to play the with dog, especially if he can hurt her.
Call a trainer. Pick up a phone book - even if it's a long distance call. Puppies are naturally high energy, but if the dog isn't taught to calm down, he might not change when he's full grown. And boy do I mean - full grown.

Call a trainer if you want to give this another shot. Yes, you said the dog as trained, but talk to the trainer about your problems.

But what it comes down to is that some dogs just aren't good around children. It can be the breed or just the personality of the individual dog. Your child is worth more than your dog, and I'm happy to see that you know that. If the two cannot end up living in unison, you may have to give the dog up. DO NOT PUT THE DOG DOWN!!!! That'd just be AWFUL. But point out that it is a good dog, but just not good around children (and probably small animals.)

Answer 7

She's being a normal puppy. Take her to obedience class and consult with the instructor.

Have you discussed this with the breeder? A good breeder will take the dog back if things aren't working out. Then again, a good breeder probably wouldn't have sold you a puppy with such a young child.

You might want to get an adult dog instead. Or wait until your child is older.

Answer 8

You should NEVER EVER buy a puppy just because your 5 year old child wants one! Re home it and wait until the child is much older and capable of helping to take care of a dog, why on earth didn't you think about what could happen before you bought the pup? if it's the first dog you have owned then you didn't research enough, and if it isn't your first dog then you should have known that puppy's play rough. Re-home it now before your child gets badly bitten.

Answer 9

It sounds like she is acting like a puppy.. But it also sounds like you aren't correcting the behaviour.. You might be doing some training, but what are you doing about the puppy pounding on the kid all the time ?

The way I see it, you have two choices, You keep the dog from pounding the kid, and get into training immediately, or you return the dog to the breeder and wait and get a puppy in a few years.

You shouldn't be sitting around crying, you should be correcting that natural puppy behaviour!

Answer 10

i would send the dog away to a training school or take her to obidece with your daughter. It seems that the dog feels that it is dominate over your daughter giving it the right to push her around. Try teaching your dog with your daughter helping, feed the family first then the dog ect. These sound wierd but are natural dog behaviours. You have to put your daughter higher up in the 'pack' than your puppy.

The alpha dogs in a pack would put the puppy in place by making it roll on to it's back, belly up, and stay still. They would also bit the puppy if it was out of line (sounds cruel but wont hurt the pup).