My dog lives here, thank you very much.

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nonnymoose

Discussion Starter · Mar 31, 2006

So when you, my sibling, have a child;
and that child, who is not exposed to dogs on a regular basis, develops a fear-of-the-unknown of dogs;
and you, knowing this, fail completely to talk to your child (who is old enough to understand) about the proper way to behave around dogs;
and you come to my house, where I have put the dog in the back yard until he and your child are able to be properly introduced;
and, immediately upon seeing the dog, your child starts screeching and running around in circles, which naturally makes the dog think the child wants to play;
and you get pissy about the dog's reaction;
it makes me want to NOT HAVE YOU OVER EVER AGAIN.

We wound up leaving the dog in the house while the kids played, then we had another conniption when it was time for them to leave, because the dog had to get from the kitchen to the backyard somehow and it resulted in them being in the same time zone again. My brother and his wife did the same damn thing with their two children, and now my sister is starting with her two. Actually, my brother's kids stayed twitty about dogs until their mother went out and bought an idiot cocker spaniel that pees on the floor if you look at it.

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shannon0218

· #2 · Mar 31, 2006

Oh Jennifer, that SUCKS!! Especially when the dog is good with kids. To be honest, I wouldn't have them over--for exactly that reason, the dog lives here, your sisters kids don't, either she works with you to get her kids used to the dog, or she'll have to have you over there.

How is your dog doing anyway?? did you get anything figured out with the seizures?? (that was you right??)

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tayndrewsmama

· #3 · Mar 31, 2006

That totally stinks! Why do some people think that the world revolves around them, no matter who's home they are at?

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nonnymoose

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 31, 2006

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Originally Posted by shannon0218
How is your dog doing anyway?? did you get anything figured out with the seizures?? (that was you right??)

Nope, my dog is the one with funky ear canals. But thank you for asking anyway.

Hogan is AWESOME with kids. He's not even fifty pounds, so he's not an intimidating size. He doesn't jump. One of my favorite things about him is that you can sit literally nose-to-nose with him and he'll just gaze at you. He won't even lick! When I have more time, I want to try and get him in as one of the hospital-visitor dogs. He'd be great with that.

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MountainLaurel

· #5 · Mar 31, 2006

My husband couldn't visit his best friend for a few years because the friend's wife would not allow him to bring his dog lest the most mellow golden retriever on the planet viciously attack her two young children or make them sneeze.

DH told his friend "Where I go, Dylan goes" and that was that. Now, the friend is divorced, and his new GF loves dogs, so all is cool and we're planning to stop by next month.

Compare that to my 14-month-old niece, who has been hanging with dogs since she was born, under supervision. Her best buddy is my parents' boxer pup (she sits down when she sees him so he won't knock her over). She throws toys, and Harley brings them back. She has learned to pet, not pull, on fur. When we were visiting, she stalked my springer pup around their house like she was a rock star, though she did have a tantrum when my dog laid down on HER blanket.

She goes crazy when she sees the stray cat who has adopted my grandmother. And Dylan, who has never been around children before, lets her pet him but otherwise barely notices her unless she's got food, in which case he gives her his sad "feed me" eyes.

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nonnymoose

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 31, 2006

My son will lie down on the dog's blanket in the living room and pretend to go to sleep. I doubt my niece will be doing *that* any time soon.

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morning glory

· #7 · Mar 31, 2006

Thats really too bad. I think its unfortunate when parents don't try to help their kids with issues like that. There is nothing useful about being afraid of dogs for the rest of you life.

My oldest son (3) loves to "mother" our dogs. He'll put blankets on them and slip pillows under their heads when they sleep on the living room floor. Of course he is also in the habit of taking collars off two of them and hiding them because "they don't like them"...the other dog though can keep her collar..."she likes it". Maybe he knows something I don't.

Casey

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momto l&a

· #8 · Apr 1, 2006

I have noticed most people nowadays have not taught their children how to act around dogs.

When we use to live in town the way kids would act around our dog as they walked down the street was

And parents wonder why their children get bit

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lab

· #9 · Apr 2, 2006

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Originally Posted by MountainLaurel
My husband couldn't visit his best friend for a few years because the friend's wife would not allow him to bring his dog lest the most mellow golden retriever on the planet viciously attack her two young children or make them sneeze.

DH told his friend "Where I go, Dylan goes" and that was that. Now, the friend is divorced, and his new GF loves dogs, so all is cool and we're planning to stop by next month.

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Isn't it interesting how people can be so polar opposite!

I love dogs and have two, but I won't have anyone at my house with their dog. I think it's rude of them to even ask. Hmmmmm........

Anyway, my .02!

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