Explorer,
I'm assuming by his age (2), that your child spends a great deal of time on the floor. This could certainly lead to competitive behavior on the part of the dog, if the dog is allowed enough unstructured free access to the same areas as your son. I would advise exercising caution, and keep the dog and child separate in these instances.
Do you have a crate for your dog? This would be a great idea, especially with a small child in the home. I guess I just assumed that you had a crate.....
I might have to break out the crate again. I might even have to buy a bigger crate because my dog has grown. I guess I might have to crate my dog and leave him in the living room while I am sleeping and crate my dog when my kid wants to run around/crawl on the floor.
This is a good idea. One thing though, I would crate the dog out of sight whenever your child wants to play, this way he is not going to have a relation to the child playing and crating. In other words don't crate him where the child is playing. This could lead to other problems.
I would also make sure though that being the dog is a family dog, let him and the child interact with one another in a controlled situation. Eg. Child in stroller, dog on leash while walking, and so on; so that the dog see and knows that the child is part of the family.
Thanks for all the excellent advise. It looks like I might need to make some changes w/ my dog as far as where he sleeps. I will also start doing corrections when he bites ankles too. Please keep all the great suggestions comming. I can use all I can get.
Remember that dogs need a certain amount of structure and routine in their day. The crate provides an essential element in that.
I'm not of the opinion that sleeping in your room in and of itself with cause dominance problems; you have to look at the whole picture. If you're consistent and firm, and provide proper routine and structure, then it shouldn't be a problem. If, however, there is a lack of those things, then where the dog sleeps can be a contributing factor in problems that you might be seeing.
When my dog sleeps in my room, he really sleeps. He doesnt wander around the room or bother anyone in the room for attention.
I will be keeping a close watch for any more dominance and any type of aggression. Any more dominance/agression will be dealt with by doing obdience/corrections.
Originally posted by explorer1046: I will be keeping a close watch for any more dominance and any type of aggression. Any more dominance/agression will be dealt with by doing obdience/corrections.
http://home.pacbell.net/explorer/buck.jpgTry and do as much research on this topic as you can. The thing with dominance is that correcting the dog for every little thing might create more conflict. You need to learn when to ignore certain things, and when certain things are just not going to be tolerated. This I feel is the key in dealing with social issues with dogs.
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