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[quote=Anonymous]Hi all, I’m trying to find the right way to handle a situation. My adult sibling has a dog and lives with my parents out of state. Said dog has bit? scratched? my DS twice - at each of our previous two visits. Both times it happened too fast to really see but he wound up with scratches or cuts on his cheek that healed without leaving a scar. Obviously I’m terrified of something worse happening and made it clear we won’t be staying in the same house of the dog again. We also have a toddler who is obsessed with dogs FYI.

Now, we are supposed to visit this summer and as it’s approaching I checked in on plans for the dog. My parents are trying to sell me on a set-up of gates/ crates, but I know that’s not going to work bc the dog will hate it and someone will inevitably let it out after five minutes. So I said we can’t come this summer, which is crushing to me, my kids and their grandparents.

Thoughts? Is it right to hold the line on this? I don’t want one of my kids to like lose an eye in an attempt to appease family drama...[/quote]

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