Becca Fuentes Webboard User Reg: 05-03-2005
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We are expecting a baby in about a month (give or take two weeks . . .). Our hound mix, Sutter, is good with kids, even toddlers. He sits or stands still when they pet him and he's good about not bumping into them or stepping on their toes (which he does with adults). I've read Ed's article about preparing a dog for a baby's presence and I think we're doing well. Sutter knows he's not allowed on any blanket spread on the floor and he's never been allowed in the bedrooms. He's crate trained.
But:
I don't know how to teach him that licking little children's faces is not allowed (he doesn't lick adults, but then, our faces aren't as accessible). I know I should correct when he does it, but I don't want to do it wrong and having him associate the correction with children. What is the best way to teach him this and keep his trust of children intact?
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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.........I don't know how to teach him that licking little children's faces is not allowed (he doesn't lick adults, but then, our faces aren't as accessible). I know I should correct when he does it, but I don't want to do it wrong and having him associate the correction with children. What is the best way to teach him this and keep his trust of children intact?
I think I would get down close enough to him for him to try it on me, and then correct. But I also think that it will work for you, the pack leader, to correct him instantly no matter who he ever tries it on, and you won't leave him alone with the baby, so you will be in a position to correct if his face is even near the baby.
Pssst... don't tell Ed that I said so (LOL) but my parents, my children & I all grew up with dogs licking our faces -- It never had ANY bad effects on us, but I guess prudence demands a disclaimer <:-)
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Pssst... don't tell Ed that I said so (LOL) but my parents, my children & I all grew up with dogs licking our faces -- It never had ANY bad effects on us, but I guess prudence demands a disclaimer <:-)
Me too. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
But remember in the 1970s when e.Coli became a widespread problem? And stayed one?
And this is all on top of the pack structure and biting issues.
Training the dog not to do it is 100% correct, IMO, and if the dog is fed raw it's just another layer of e.coli (and more) possibilities. However, dogs who are not fed raw also have plenty of opportunity to get a tongue full of bad stuff that probably won't hurt them ---- but definitely can hurt us. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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set the dog up and then correct. I was tolerant of that until my new dog, Miss poop eater <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />
Becca Fuentes Webboard User Reg: 05-03-2005
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I probably had my share of being licked as a child, too, but after watching the dog clean his own butt, I would rather he not lick my baby, or my niece and nephew, for that matter.
On a related note, is there a way I could stop my friend's cougar bait--er--toy poodles from jumping on my lap when I visit her? That's something ELSE I don't want happening to baby. Pushing them off and saying 'no' hasn't worked yet. The little blighters run that household.
On a related note, is there a way I could stop my friend's cougar bait--er--toy poodles from jumping on my lap when I visit her?
Get a cougar! <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
How about telling your friend that you are concerned about them scratching the baby, and ask that they be put in another room? A freind with common sense (and who values your friendship) should agree to that, and if not I don't think I'd be visiting with the baby for a while.
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