I posted something similar a couple of months ago. We have an almost 7 month old cockatoo that snaps to communicate when he doesn’t want to be pet or have his leash put on. Doesn’t break skin but is making his point. I went to a behavioral specialist and we are making progress in that he will let me do most things like leash, pick him up but I don’t think we are ever going to have a chill dog. I think I now need to train the kids to be pack leaders and they have to be very mindful of his dislikes and body language. I am also considering sending him away for training. It’s not what I wanted in a dog and now I wish we got a golden retriever but we are all attached. I would appreciate any updates.

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Anonymous wrote:5 month old puppy being woken from sleep? This is an easy fix 1. Don't ever let your old enough kids mess with a sleeping dog 2. have the kids all be in control of dog chores: feed, walk, train. This puts them in a superior position.

Get some training, but many many dogs do this as young puppies. Mine did nip my child in the face in the same situation when she was 6 months. We did all of the above, 5 years later, not a problem since.



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Comments advocating that the puppy be put down are way out of line.

No they aren’t. A dog that attacks a young child should be put down, period. There are a thousand dogs out there but you can never replace your child if something happens.

Anonymous wrote:5 month old puppy being woken from sleep? This is an easy fix 1. Don't ever let your old enough kids mess with a sleeping dog 2. have the kids all be in control of dog chores: feed, walk, train. This puts them in a superior position.

Get some training, but many many dogs do this as young puppies. Mine did nip my child in the face in the same situation when she was 6 months. We did all of the above, 5 years later, not a problem since.



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Comments advocating that the puppy be put down are way out of line.

Anonymous wrote:Re: pp. It's good your kids could mess with a sleeping dog without a reaction, but it is not mean the OP's dog, or others, are lost causes. Not by a long shot. The cockapoo is still very much a puppy put in an non-ideal situation and reacted in a perfectly normal way. If this were one or two year old dog I'd be a little more concerned.

PP, here. I don't think the dog is a lost cause.

Re: pp. It's good your kids could mess with a sleeping dog without a reaction, but it is not mean the OP's dog, or others, are lost causes. Not by a long shot. The cockapoo is still very much a puppy put in an non-ideal situation and reacted in a perfectly normal way. If this were one or two year old dog I'd be a little more concerned.

5 month old puppy being woken from sleep? This is an easy fix 1. Don't ever let your old enough kids mess with a sleeping dog 2. have the kids all be in control of dog chores: feed, walk, train. This puts them in a superior position.

Get some training, but many many dogs do this as young puppies. Mine did nip my child in the face in the same situation when she was 6 months. We did all of the above, 5 years later, not a problem since.



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Anonymous wrote:Your poor child.....time to rehome

I'm so sorry your son was bitten. One poster mentioned that you won't trust the dog again. Maybe some people would, I would not and that is why I would make sure the dog had a new home with no children. 12 is not a small child, so it's not about it being nervous around little ones. My kids could kiss our dog's nose when she is sound asleep and she would either open her eyes and then go back to sleep or give them lick.
I hope you find a good resolution for your family and the dog.

Your poor child.....time to rehome

OP- you are playing with fire. The dog will bite again. I know because we had a dog when our kids were younger- a VERY aggressive puppy - growled & snapped a lot and was very nippy in a nerve wracking way. She was not nice. We tried every bit of training to no avail. This breed needing grooming and even groomers did not want her back- too aggressive & mouthy.. Well she finally bit me- literally attacked me. I am only grateful my kids or anyone else was not hurt. We rehomed her ASAP- to a farm with dogs and no kids. We felt judged that it was us and not the dog. I had dogs growing up and had never had any of the issues we went through with this dog. More importantly, we also now have another dog and have never had any of these issues. He is sweet as can be. It's not you!! Please don't take any more chances. The dog bit your child in the face. Rehome is the only way to go.

^^. I left out the word dog. @sayitoncedogtraining

If you have Tik Tok, watch @sayitoncetraining The trainer has a few videos about dogs growling at their owners and resource guarding and so on.

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Anonymous wrote:It is not crazy to suggest the dog be put down it is just not the norm in this country.

If the dog were in England for instance, because it bit a child's face and injured it, the dog would be put down by law.

Every country is different in terms of laws and what people will tolerate, of course.

In some parts of the world, the dog would be eaten.

No UK judge would put down a puppy that was provoked into biting by being disturbed while sleeping.

hello - no uk judge would be required. its law.

You are wrong.

I am British and dogs are put down all the time for biting. or Because it is the law. Sometimes the owners are fined - in the case of a dog biting someone else outside the family, but when it comes to a family dog biting a member of the family who owns it, there is no law case because no one is suing anyone else over it.

NP here. I'm British too, though I haven't lived there for decades. Anyway, I would have to imagine that they would have to be serious bites that have left some damage as I can't imagine the average, level headed person rushing down to the Police Station over a little nip.

completely out of touch then

PP here. Whether I'm out of touch or not, I stand by my point. I can't imagine a level headed person rushing down to the Police Station to report a little nip.

and provocation would be a good defense for the puppy under British law.

Would you two stop?!

You have to rehome the dog. I’m sorry. I had to the same.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like he has anxiety, which my dog does as well. I think with training you could overcome this, keep working with the trainer and possibly look into anxiety reduction meds. My dog has bitten my husband but since taking Prozac he’s a totally different dog. Much more relaxed, and predictable behavior. We also have a 1 year old and never had a problem with dog and the baby (my dog only has aggression issues with men, I think because he was abused by one in his past). Training and exercise should help, I’m so sorry you’re going through this!

My dog is very similar. It is fear aggression. He’s definitely afraid of men more than anyone, I think he was abused when we kenneled him as a puppy.

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Anonymous wrote:Put the dog down. Once a dog bites a child that should be the end of the line for it.

No way, give the dog a cha6. Try rehoming the dog to a family that doesn't have kids. Or let a shelter know what happened with your child and puppy, they will know what's best.

I meant to say, give the dog a chance.