I'm with you Karmen, I think it is Lisa's responsibility to keep her dog safe from bratty kids (especially those that were able to abuse her, and how did that happen?), and keep strange kids safe by keeping her dog away from them. It's not that difficult to do.

My experience has been that, within reason, this level of a problem should be a moderately easy fix. Now if the dog was doing serious damage on the nips, that would be another story. I agree that some high quality help is needed, and a big part of the solution is going to be good experiences with children. For starters the dog wouldn't even be interacting with the children beyond being in the same area.

My feeling is that if the dog has developed this problem based on a limited, poor experience, it can probably be fixed. THe solution isn't always putting the dog down.

Yea, I agree strongly with Karmen. This was taught to the dog by these stupid kids who are not being watched by there parents.
Just be smart about it...keep him away from kids completely if need be, if training doesnt work.
I would never blame a dog for something it was taught...the dog is acting correctly for what it has learned.
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Pat

Apparently the situastion is not being controlled as there was more than one bite. Sorry, I will not risk my kids or someone elses kids for ANY dog.

Thanks to all who responded to my post. My feeling is that the absolute last option is to put the dog to sleep. She is a very loving dog and my family adores her, she DOES NOT bite my own kids. It is a serious problem and I am not taking it lightly or I would not be seeking help. There are a few other things you should know..#1 the dog is not allowed outside without me and without being on a leash. #2 Very rarely are there other children at my home besides my own, which like I said, she does not bite. And #3 at this point she has not had to use the muzzle and I am making every effort to train my dog according to different behavior modification training techniques advised by a professional trainer in Williamsburg, VA. Unfortunately, I live in a small town in West Virginia and there are no trainers or schools in this area. I had to call my vet in order to be able to even contact a trainer. The muzzle is not something I am in favor of but I am concerned about the well being of other children and my pet at the same time. Children do come first but my dog is also a member of my family as well. So until I exhaust every option putting her to sleep is the absolute LAST option. Thanks for your thoughts and opinions, they are greatly appreciated and even if I don't agree with all of them ,opinions are like noses everyone has one and to each their own!

This dog has nipped MORE THAN ONE KID???

The dog should be totally isolated from any other children, no question.

How does that go. . .once bitten twice. . .no wait. . .first time shame on you second time shame on me.

Thats the one.

I don't have a problem if I get bite. I know how to handle myself around most dogs. :rolleyes: Kinda goes with the territory with working dogs.

How many of you own a dog that scores all 100's at a trial?? Not many, a few, guess that after this dog is trained to acept kids it will be 100%.

Let's hope so !!

I wish all things could be solved as we would like.

I wish I had a dollar for every time I had a family tell me how much their doggy was loved. Even after a dog bite. Hmm, so this dog has learned it can bite and get away with it. It is a terrier. It has learned that small things moving fast making noise can be bit. No consequence. yup, put that with my kids. Sure thing. I wish you luck Lisa, I really do. Just glad I am not risking anything. How old are your children?

Well, lets see here. First of all I am not stupid enough to think that even after training this dog can be 100% trustworthy as much as I would like to. I know that once a dog bites someone you can never fully trust them, therefore I have had to make a few changes. Such as...my doors remain locked at all times to ensure that no unsuspecting child comes walking through my house to possibly get bit. To avoid using the muzzle, my dog has her own room so when I am expecting company or someone comes to my home my dog is locked in her room to keep her out of the situation and avoid potential disaster. And yes, my "doggy" is loved and does love me and my children. The biting problem is not with my family but with strangers, my children are 4, 10, 10, and 12, and she has never made a move to harm them in any way. This dog is closely supervised and not allowed to just run around and bite every child in sight, she is part of this family and will remain so as long as there is a chance for her, and at this point I AM NOT ready to give up on this dog! I have to try to correct this problem not just for myself, but for my dog and my children! And just for the record, I do not condone her biting and that is why I am here doing everything that I can to do something about it!

Todd you are right you should NOT bring Ed into this because that's going places you don't want to go. I stand by my opinions and just so you know my parents felt the same way I did before kids and after kids....