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[quote=Anonymous]OP, as someone with two dogs and a toddler, I understand how it can be easy to be complacent about the interaction between the two. We had a similar situation when our toddler accidentally tread on our younger dog's tail when he was soundly asleep; the dog was startled awake and gave our son a warning nip on the head. It was a good wake up call for us, and we've been much more vigilant since. And our dog is one that I would describe as very good around small children - although we've never let our son be quite as rough on him as you describe, he has tolerated love as only a toddler can give - enthusiastic hugs, being crawled over, and the occasional tail grab.

I have to say that the posters who are saying extreme things like rehome your dog are being ridiculous, IMO. For one thing, your child is going to get older, and it will be easier to teach him how to behave around the dog (I think you should be working on that now; you son may not have the impulse control or language comprehension to fully understand but it will be a good foundation) and the warning signs of a dog's behavior. By two, my son knew how to behave around our dog and how to recognize when puppy didn't want to play anymore.

I agree with the PP at 20:07 that to describe a dog who gave a warning nip to a roughhousing child after a long period of being manhandled as aggressive is an over-reach. [/quote]

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