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My friends male doberman growled at her baby. She needs some solid advice on how to prevent it from happening aagain.
The male dog is about 3 and has had pretty extensive training. Goes into a sit, stays, maintains eye contact and all that. Very obedient.
The little boy is of crawling age, uses things to climb on and pull himself into a standing position.
The dog has been around since the baby was born so they are not new to each other.
The mom was sitting on a chair and the little boy came over and climbed on the dog to get into a stand. The dog growled. It's the first time he has growled. The father took the dog immediately to his bed with no issues. Now the dog maintains a wide area between him and the boy.
Given that there is no medical issues and no injury to the area where the boy touched-my first assumption is that the growl is the warning that he does not want to be climbed on anymore. Would this be a correct thought?
So aside from letting her know to not leave the baby unattended with him and to not let him crawl on the dog, what can my friend to do to ensure that it doesn't happen and that the baby and dog can live together peacefully? She doesn't want to seperate them and/or have the dog avoid being any where near where the boy is.
Up to this point she has not had any issue with the dog and I beleive she is a good judge of character to notice if there had been anything. Any advice would be great.
Thanks much!
The male dog is about 3 and has had pretty extensive training. Goes into a sit, stays, maintains eye contact and all that. Very obedient.
The little boy is of crawling age, uses things to climb on and pull himself into a standing position.
The dog has been around since the baby was born so they are not new to each other.
The mom was sitting on a chair and the little boy came over and climbed on the dog to get into a stand. The dog growled. It's the first time he has growled. The father took the dog immediately to his bed with no issues. Now the dog maintains a wide area between him and the boy.
Given that there is no medical issues and no injury to the area where the boy touched-my first assumption is that the growl is the warning that he does not want to be climbed on anymore. Would this be a correct thought?
So aside from letting her know to not leave the baby unattended with him and to not let him crawl on the dog, what can my friend to do to ensure that it doesn't happen and that the baby and dog can live together peacefully? She doesn't want to seperate them and/or have the dog avoid being any where near where the boy is.
Up to this point she has not had any issue with the dog and I beleive she is a good judge of character to notice if there had been anything. Any advice would be great.
Thanks much!