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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I don't fault you for not being right there the second this happened and I don't judge you for your child not being 100% perfect with the dog. My son is 17 months old. Our dog is a gentle giant. He puts up with a lot from our son so I don't feel like I have to be within arms reach every second.  DS is no angel...he sometimes tries to poke his eyes or hit the dog too (I tolerate neither). If ds seems hell bent on antagonizing the dog, I send the dog outside (happily, he's mostly an outdoor dog and he likes it out there), or into another room. The dog will head towards our bedroom if he's had enough. 99% of the time, ds is great with the dog, and has improved a lot over the past 2 months. I'm not trying to make it sound like it's easy to deal with.  But now that the dog snapped at your son, you will have to rethink the situation. You could baby gate the kitchen or dining room and put a dog bed in there.

When ds goes anywhere near the dog with his push toy, I stop him and tell him "if you chase Fido with your motorcycle, I will take it away from you." If he goes even one inch towards the dog, I take the motorcycle away. I think I started that when ds was about 14 months old, and the tactic works (rarely does he even try to chase the dog anymore). 
 
 
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