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[quote=Anonymous]My two smallish (25 pound) dogs are starting to get uncomfortable with my grabby, mobile, cruising 10 month old.  I of course supervise them, but am not sure how/when to intervene and what to do when I intervene.

For example, one dog was on a chair chewing on a toy and he cruised over to it and grabbed at the toy, and the dog growled a little and jumped off the chair with the toy.  Another example, the other dog grabbed a bread crust I dropped at was eating it in the middle of the living room.  The baby crawled over and the dog barked at him and moved away from him.  Should I let the dog warn the baby?  Tell the dog no?  Chase down the baby constantly and keep him from grabbing at the dogs (feasible now, but not in another 6 months with a toddler)?

I want to train the dogs to defer to the baby, which they used to do when he was smaller and would grab a toy from them, and I feel like they're testing him right now.  They're well trained with my husband and me and I can take food, toys, etc. away from them and otherwise torture them (cutting nails, messing with their teeth, etc.) without any reaction from either.  Since this is just starting now, I want to make sure I'm handling these interactions appropriately so (1) this doesn't escalate into nipping/bites, etc.; (2) I don't accidentally create a bad dynamic; (3) the dogs and the baby learn how to treat each other appropriately.

I plan on separating their food and not allow them to take treats into the living room anymore.  I may get some nice new dog beds for the dining room, so they run to there instead of the living room rug.  I'm working on "gentle touches" with the baby, but that's obviously a work in progress with a baby/young toddler.  What else should I do?  How should I handle these little "interactions" between them?[/quote]

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