Help! My Toy Poodle Bit My Granddaughter

In this Ask Cindy Q&A, Ed Frawley reads a viewer’s question about a toy Poodle who becomes overly excited around young grandchildren—especially when they cry, run, or screech—and recently nipped a child. Cindy explains why this kind of chasing and nipping is a common prey-driven response in under-socialized dogs and outlines the first training steps to take. She recommends starting with foundational courses like Basic Obedience and Come When Called, along with strategies for safely managing the dog around children to prevent rehearsing unwanted behaviors. If you're unsure where to begin with training or how to handle high-energy kid environments, this video gives clear guidance on what to do next.

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When people have specific training questions we recommend that they go to our website and post those questions in the ASK CINDY on the front page of leerburg.com. Cindy has been training dogs since she was a teenager and has competed in several dog sports at a regional and national level. She was also a vet tech and owned a boarding/training and grooming business for many years as well as breeding working Dobermans and Belgian Malinois under the kennel name Kaiserhaus.

Questions posted to ASK CINDY are answered almost every day. They are also recorded in our systems if a dog owner has additional questions Cindy will review the previous Q&As and this helps her give better feedback and assistance.