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corgimom · 10:03 AM

The best thing to do is keep your dog on a leash around little kids. If they ask to pet the dog, and you don't want them to, just say "not right now, I am working on training him, and I don't want to distract him."
(I have used this myself, depending on what we are doing)

most of the kids I have run into seem more than willing to listen to me when I tell them how to approach Cody because then they get to interact with him. I have never had a kid smack him right after I told them to pet him a certain way.

Nor have not had any out of control kids hurting Cody. My neighbor next door has 4 children - the older 3, ages 10, 8 and 6 are all very gentle with Cody and sit quietly by him and he just loves them. The two year old is a toddler and doesn't know any better; he doesn't realize that dogs can bite, but with constant reminders from me and his mom(who I also have to remind) he will learn to understand how to approach Cody in a respectable manner, and age and maturity will help with that also. Kids under 3 do not intend to hurt dogs;They may do things like squeeze them too hard when they hug them, they don't realize that dogs can hurt them and think that they can handle a living dog as they would their stuffed animals.

We have to teach them that they are not the same; because in the end, if the child gets bitten, we will be responsible for the dogs actions; the toddler/young child will not be expected to be responsible for his actions that may have caused the dog to bite. In other words, we will be the ones getting the "warning, or worse". It is our responsibility when we bring a dog into our home, that we manage them properly so they never injure anyone.

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corgimom Member Status: Offline Posts: 3,199 Join Date: Apr 2006	10-17-2006, 09:46 AM The best thing to do is keep your dog on a leash around little kids. If they ask to pet the dog, and you don't want them to, just say "not right now, I am working on training him, and I don't want to distract him." (I have used this myself, depending on what we are doing) most of the kids I have run into seem more than willing to listen to me when I tell them how to approach Cody because then they get to interact with him. I have never had a kid smack him right after I told them to pet him a certain way. Nor have not had any out of control kids hurting Cody. My neighbor next door has 4 children - the older 3, ages 10, 8 and 6 are all very gentle with Cody and sit quietly by him and he just loves them. The two year old is a toddler and doesn't know any better; he doesn't realize that dogs can bite, but with constant reminders from me and his mom(who I also have to remind) he will learn to understand how to approach Cody in a respectable manner, and age and maturity will help with that also. Kids under 3 do not intend to hurt dogs;They may do things like squeeze them too hard when they hug them, they don't realize that dogs can hurt them and think that they can handle a living dog as they would their stuffed animals. We have to teach them that they are not the same; because in the end, if the child gets bitten, we will be responsible for the dogs actions; the toddler/young child will not be expected to be responsible for his actions that may have caused the dog to bite. In other words, we will be the ones getting the "warning, or worse". It is our responsibility when we bring a dog into our home, that we manage them properly so they never injure anyone. Last edited by corgimom : 10-17-2006 at 10:03 AM.