I meant to say, give the dog a chance. |
My dog is very similar. It is fear aggression. He’s definitely afraid of men more than anyone, I think he was abused when we kenneled him as a puppy. |
You have to rehome the dog. I’m sorry. I had to the same. |
Would you two stop?! |
If you have Tik Tok, watch @sayitoncetraining The trainer has a few videos about dogs growling at their owners and resource guarding and so on. |
^^. I left out the word dog. @sayitoncedogtraining |
OP- you are playing with fire. The dog will bite again. I know because we had a dog when our kids were younger- a VERY aggressive puppy - growled & snapped a lot and was very nippy in a nerve wracking way. She was not nice. We tried every bit of training to no avail. This breed needing grooming and even groomers did not want her back- too aggressive & mouthy.. Well she finally bit me- literally attacked me. I am only grateful my kids or anyone else was not hurt. We rehomed her ASAP- to a farm with dogs and no kids. We felt judged that it was us and not the dog. I had dogs growing up and had never had any of the issues we went through with this dog. More importantly, we also now have another dog and have never had any of these issues. He is sweet as can be. It's not you!! Please don't take any more chances. The dog bit your child in the face. Rehome is the only way to go. |
Your poor child.....time to rehome |
I'm so sorry your son was bitten. One poster mentioned that you won't trust the dog again. Maybe some people would, I would not and that is why I would make sure the dog had a new home with no children. 12 is not a small child, so it's not about it being nervous around little ones. My kids could kiss our dog's nose when she is sound asleep and she would either open her eyes and then go back to sleep or give them lick. I hope you find a good resolution for your family and the dog. |
5 month old puppy being woken from sleep? This is an easy fix 1. Don't ever let your old enough kids mess with a sleeping dog 2. have the kids all be in control of dog chores: feed, walk, train. This puts them in a superior position.
Get some training, but many many dogs do this as young puppies. Mine did nip my child in the face in the same situation when she was 6 months. We did all of the above, 5 years later, not a problem since. I |
Re: pp. It's good your kids could mess with a sleeping dog without a reaction, but it is not mean the OP's dog, or others, are lost causes. Not by a long shot. The cockapoo is still very much a puppy put in an non-ideal situation and reacted in a perfectly normal way. If this were one or two year old dog I'd be a little more concerned. |
PP, here. I don't think the dog is a lost cause. |
+1 Comments advocating that the puppy be put down are way out of line. |
No they aren’t. A dog that attacks a young child should be put down, period. There are a thousand dogs out there but you can never replace your child if something happens. |
I posted something similar a couple of months ago. We have an almost 7 month old cockatoo that snaps to communicate when he doesn’t want to be pet or have his leash put on. Doesn’t break skin but is making his point. I went to a behavioral specialist and we are making progress in that he will let me do most things like leash, pick him up but I don’t think we are ever going to have a chill dog. I think I now need to train the kids to be pack leaders and they have to be very mindful of his dislikes and body language. I am also considering sending him away for training. It’s not what I wanted in a dog and now I wish we got a golden retriever but we are all attached. I would appreciate any updates. |