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[quote=Anonymous]OP, hate to say but the dog needs to go.  If the dog does not understand that it is the lowest on the food chain, then it needs to go.  Our dog was older when we had kids and we were very concerned about this possibility.  The dog handled it by making herself scarce whenever excessive hugging or petting was a possibility.  Well, first she had about two years to adjust to DC1 so that helped a bit.  I never ever left the kids alone with the dog - even just to leave the room to grab a sippy cup, etc.  Do not spend a dime on training.  The safety of your kids can't be predicated on the dog remembering its training.

OP, I am surprised that you were allowed to adopt the dog.  Many agencies are very strict about placing dogs with families with one young kids for precisely this reason.

What you tell the family - I would fudge it a bit.  As a child, we inherited a dog that was a bit unruly.  My parents finally said it needed to go to a home with more space, which was pretty funny because we already lived on a few acres in the country.  We weren't fooled but no one really fussed when the dog left.

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