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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your.
Kids.
Should.
Not.
Have.
To.
Walk.
On.
Eggshells.
IN THEIR OWN HOME.[/quote]
I didn’t get that from OP’s post at all. Sounds like they’ve taught the kids to observe the dog’s body language and stay away if the dog doesn’t want to be bothered. Sounds like dog ownership 101 to me.[/quote]

The dog’s moods and feelings matter more than the kids, got it. The kids cannot be themselves and be carefree and comfortable in their own home; got it.

We had dogs growing up. We were certainly respectful and observant and responsive to their needs, but not out of fear of bites or being mauled.[/quote]

The two older boys are a little more hesitant because he’s growled or barked at them more in the past but they’re not scared of him. They’re just more careful about paying attention to his body language and respecting it. Our daughter was 10 when we got him and he is very tolerant with her in a way that he wasn’t with the boys early on.

But it’s getting much better. When we picked him up from overnight boarding yesterday, he got into the car next to my oldest son then laid down and put his head on his lap. Of course DS was thrilled. We all love the dog and would be heartbroken to give him up. He’s lying right next to me on the couch right now with his head pushed up against my leg. He is learning to be affectionate.

We’re doing our best to make this work. He’s our first dog so this has all been a learning process.[/quote]

“He is learning to be affectionate.”

[b]And your children are learning that the dog is more important than their comfort and ability to be carefree in their own home. [/b]We had dogs, and learned to be respectful, responsible, responsive and observant. But never—not for one minute—did we feel anxious, afraid, unsettled or unable to be totally at ease in our own home because of our dogs. Thank you to my mom and dad for putting us first, always.[/quote]

I genuinely wonder about what this is teaching OPs kids about what they are expected to tolerate from people who claim to love them. [/quote]

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