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11/26/05
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I hate to hear about situations like this. here are more then a couple of things going on here. #1 the puppy is seeing your grandchild as an equal. This is how dogs sort thing out. The behavior is unexceptible and needs to be corrected on several fronts before she gets too big to correct. Contact me and we can talk through some exercises. tyners@tynerstexasshyner.com
Kymber
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Kymber
TTS Great Danes
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11/27/05
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I am always watching children around puppies and even my bigger dogs. Sometimes you do not see what the little ones do. In this case maybe the puppies were not raised with little ones. Like the post before mine said the puppies thinks your grandchildren are inferior to her so what I would do is when you are there let them put her food bowl down for her. Let them give her treats. It may be also your puppy is insecure for whatever reason, maybe there where too many in the litter for the breeder to pay attention to all of them. What do you do when the puppy growls? When I have a puppy that wants to be food aggressive I have to keep on top them, I will walk up and take the food bowl away if they make a noise I will hold their collar and tell them No! Also I would give the puppy a save place maybe a bed or a crate that no one can sit on but her. I would also reintroduce her to your grandkids slowly maybe 5-10 minutes at a time so she knows they are ok and they will not hurt her they need to
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Sarah
Herot Great Danes
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12/7/05
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No, in fact my daughter is not even three yrs. old and helps feed and water our two litters of pupps plus the adult great danes.
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Stacey
Carroll's Esquire Danes
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6/21/06
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You are right to be concerned, that is completely unacceptable behaviour! But it is also fixable, you dog needs a firm leader, right now she see's herself as the 'pack leader' and she is putting the children in their place...as she would if she were their mother in the wild. First I would not allow her to come close to the kids for a month, not out of fear but for discipline. She needs to understand that the children are above her in rank. While she should not be allowed to approach the children the children should be allowed to approach her, only supervised at first. I would start by putting her in a down position on her side with her head laying flat on the floor, this is a submissive position, then once she will stay bring in a child and have the child over her (it demonstrates dominance over her) and allow the child to pet her...if she growls correct her sharply and make her remain in the submissive position. Also daily walks is mandatory; but you must make her walk at you side
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Ann
Night Magic Danes
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6/21/06
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continued...but you must make her walk at you side or directly behind you, this makes you the pack leader and not her...I would do this for 2 weeks before bringing the children into the exercise. Watch the Dog Whisper, he talk about this, and many other problems that you may face, all of my pups are sent home with one of his CD's. Once you understand that she feels like the pack leader and she is displaying her dominance over the children you will better be able to become the pack leader to her, because in the dog world there is only one pack leader. One exercise is never let her go through a door before you (pack leader always goes first) also make her wait for food and water for at least a minute before you give it to her, place it on the floor and then stand over it, claiming it as your own, before allowing her to have some, and never allow her to place her body over yours, that is a display of dominance. It is very important to NOT allow her to be in front of you during the daily
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Ann
Night Magic Danes
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6/21/06
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continued..during the daily walks, the pack leader goes first. Have a zero tolerance for any type of aggression, immediately go to her and put her in the submissive position, flat on her side with her head flat on the ground and make her stay for at least one minuet. You should not yell, or display any anxiety, or tension she will feel it and to dogs that is weakness, and dogs do not follow weakness, only calm strong leadership.
I wish you and your girl the best
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Ann
Night Magic Danes
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