Anonymous wrote:So true! When my dog turned vicious and attacked our other dog multiple times and then went for one of my children we had him put down. Now that my teen is getting bad grades in Chemistry class I have considered surrendering him to the pound. BECAUSE I WOULDN'T TREAT MY CHILD ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN A DOG???

Some of you people are crazy.

Attacking a person and growling when someone comes close are two COMPLETELY different situations. Growling is no different than a person saying, "Please leave me alone." The issue comes when people ignore the growling and keep pressing the dog's limits.

So true! When my dog turned vicious and attacked our other dog multiple times and then went for one of my children we had him put down. Now that my teen is getting bad grades in Chemistry class I have considered surrendering him to the pound. BECAUSE I WOULDN'T TREAT MY CHILD ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN A DOG???

Some of you people are crazy.

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Anonymous wrote:OP you are very casual about this. Is there a shelter that will take him? Really? You are looking for a place to dump your 10 year old family member?

I would first do some very aggressive training with the dog. Find a trainer who will tell you honestly if he or she thinks the situation can be rectified. If it can, put in the training time and hopefully you will see a wonderful friendship bloom between your child and your dog.

If it can't, yes, the dog needs a new home. Please don't dump him in a shelter. They will likely pts and his last days/hours/minutes on this earth will be spent scared and alone. Just breaks my heart.

Do you have children? Are you willing to risk a terrible bite? Because frankly, even dogs that are patient and mellow most of the time can occasionally snap and this dog is giving clear signs that he might. Do you know how challenging it is to keep a dog separate from kids in your own home? OP is clearly struggling with this- she is not taking this lightly. I am horrified by the folks out there who advocate putting a dog's needs before the safety of your kids. OP if you do not feel it is safe, I would aggressively start looking for a new home. There are several animal re-homing sites on facebook, hunt around for the right one and explain what kind of home your dog needs (free of kids).

I'm a PP. The posters that are saying this are leaving out the second part of the sentence: "...IF you don't train the dog and baby to get along." The dog is not the only one who has to change, and OP is clearly too lazy to do it herself and too cheap to hire a trainer ("out of the question"). I really feel for that dog, and hope he finds a much better home than you are willing to provide, OP.

I feel for the child, too! People who abandon dogs are showing their true colors. They won't treat their children any differently, in the end.

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Anonymous wrote:OP you are very casual about this. Is there a shelter that will take him? Really? You are looking for a place to dump your 10 year old family member?

I would first do some very aggressive training with the dog. Find a trainer who will tell you honestly if he or she thinks the situation can be rectified. If it can, put in the training time and hopefully you will see a wonderful friendship bloom between your child and your dog.

If it can't, yes, the dog needs a new home. Please don't dump him in a shelter. They will likely pts and his last days/hours/minutes on this earth will be spent scared and alone. Just breaks my heart.

Do you have children? Are you willing to risk a terrible bite? Because frankly, even dogs that are patient and mellow most of the time can occasionally snap and this dog is giving clear signs that he might. Do you know how challenging it is to keep a dog separate from kids in your own home? OP is clearly struggling with this- she is not taking this lightly. I am horrified by the folks out there who advocate putting a dog's needs before the safety of your kids. OP if you do not feel it is safe, I would aggressively start looking for a new home. There are several animal re-homing sites on facebook, hunt around for the right one and explain what kind of home your dog needs (free of kids).

I'm a PP. The posters that are saying this are leaving out the second part of the sentence: "...IF you don't train the dog and baby to get along." The dog is not the only one who has to change, and OP is clearly too lazy to do it herself and too cheap to hire a trainer ("out of the question"). I really feel for that dog, and hope he finds a much better home than you are willing to provide, OP.

I haven't read through the entire thread, but please don't get rid of your dog too soon. I thought I saw someone mention keeping them separate and trying to teach them how to play well with each other. Well, probably more so teaching the dog. The baby is still pretty young. I'm no dog expert, but maybe keep the dog to a certain part of the house and have the baby there with you so the dog learns that the baby is the superiorand free to be wherever even in his space just like all the other family members? Just constant redirection if you see your dog about to get snappy with the baby.

I don't know how attached you are to your dog, but you've had him for his entire life. It would probably be hard on him to not have you anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a ten year old terrier mutt that we have had since 8 weeks old. He was a great dog pre kids. When we had our first child (4 now) he got more annoying(think jumping on counters for food, more barking, etc). Now our 1 year old is mobile and very interested in the dog. He has never hurt the dog but even if he goes to pet dog the dog snaps and growls. I don't want to take any chances. Frankly, I no longer trust the dog at all. Is there a shelter that would take such a dog? Advice please!

Your child is now 1. You also have a 4 year old. Are you saying you have kept them apart for 4 years? Has this dog been growling at both your kids for 4 years and now you're at the point where it is just intolerable keeping 2 kids away from an ill-tempered terrier.

I'm the PP. Why would you want a dog whose natural inclination is to growl and snap at babies and children? When my kids were young we'd walk the dog with 1 child walking and a stroller. What does OP need-a muzzle on the dog for such an ordinary walk?

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Anonymous wrote:Op again. Yeah, pp.I agree. A trainer is not gonna happen. I'm not interested in taking chances like that. I love dogs, but safety first...

Keep them separated and there will be no problem. It's bad enough this dog has to deal with a baby in the house, and then you want to rehome HIM because his home is disrupted? I really dislike people like you, OP, and feel so sad for your pets every time I read a post like this. No forever home after all!

And you sound like you have a very eff'd up set of priorities.

Agreed. The baby is more important, no matter how much you love your dog.

I'm the PP you both are responding to, and I feel they are equal. You can't bring a living being into your home and then displace it after x time for reasons that are not its fault. I don't think that makes me "eff'd up" [sic] at all.

Your priorities are wrong. Baby is number one. Period. Baby's safety trumps dog's comfort every single time. This is a non negotiable.

The baby and the dog ate equal. Period. The baby should be kept in its crib until he is trained how to act appropriately around dogs.

Okay, you are a troll, or a sociopath. Pets are great, I love pets. Human needs for safety come first, always. Please don't ever have children (I'm sure you won't)..but don't. ever.

Anonymous wrote:OP you are very casual about this. Is there a shelter that will take him? Really? You are looking for a place to dump your 10 year old family member?

I would first do some very aggressive training with the dog. Find a trainer who will tell you honestly if he or she thinks the situation can be rectified. If it can, put in the training time and hopefully you will see a wonderful friendship bloom between your child and your dog.

If it can't, yes, the dog needs a new home. Please don't dump him in a shelter. They will likely pts and his last days/hours/minutes on this earth will be spent scared and alone. Just breaks my heart.

Do you have children? Are you willing to risk a terrible bite? Because frankly, even dogs that are patient and mellow most of the time can occasionally snap and this dog is giving clear signs that he might. Do you know how challenging it is to keep a dog separate from kids in your own home? OP is clearly struggling with this- she is not taking this lightly. I am horrified by the folks out there who advocate putting a dog's needs before the safety of your kids. OP if you do not feel it is safe, I would aggressively start looking for a new home. There are several animal re-homing sites on facebook, hunt around for the right one and explain what kind of home your dog needs (free of kids).