I was asked to evaluate a dog last nigh,t because this 6 yr. old shepherd mix had bitten their 2 year old girl. It was a graze on the hand, but nonetheless, it brought serious consideration to the husband and wife about re-homing the dog. The dog is really afraid of the child because, as […]
Think before you leap. Many times if a dog growls at a child or shows “aggression” the dog immediately gets either sent to a shelter or worse, the dog gets put down. While it is certainly not acceptable for a dog to growl or endanger a child, we sometimes forget the child needs to be […]
One of the most common reasons dogs get sent to shelters, or worse, put down, is for their behavior with children. Dogs and children - it is a 2 way street. Yes, dogs need to understand how to behave with children, yet many parents neglect teaching their children how to behave with the dog—and the dog […]