Dog pinned 1 year old

[alaskanaurora]

@welshchild Do not put your child’s life at risk for this dog. Rehome him now BEFORE HE HAS A BITE HISTORY. Some dogs just can’t live in a house with the chaos and unpredictably of small children. It’s not worth risking serious injury or death of your child. I am unsure of how your husband thinks they are going to magically train the dog to not mind children at the board and train.

 

[airamnire]

@welshchild Find a trainer ASAP. I’m so sorry this happened. Ensure your dog has a room or half the house or whatever makes sense that he won’t be contacted by the baby. Keep your baby away from the dog.

Look for certifications like APDT(Academy for professional dog trainers)CCPTD (certification council for professional dog trainers) FDM(Family dog Mediator), CDBC (certified dog behavior consultant). These certifications will have websites with trainer directories you can use to find a trainer near you.

Here’s a great Instagram account for a trainer who specializes in dog and baby https://www.instagram.com/dogmeets_baby?igsh=NHB4NTFvN2g3dmVr

Here’s a great owner trainer who shares dog and baby content

https://www.instagram.com/the_toby_project?igsh=MTJxOTg1MmpzbXc4NA==

Here’s a tiktok account for a trainer that shares a lot of dog body language breakdown videos https://www.tiktok.com/@fivebyfivek9?_t=8l8gxbFZkdC&_r=1

This will be a lot of management and prevention and a lot of learning how to advocate for your dogs space and show him you will step in to diffuse the tension. Good luck! I’m so sorry this happened. I’m so glad your dog inhibited his correction. If he wanted to hurt your baby he would have. Let’s keep it there and not let anything else happen. Unfortunately without intervention, these behaviors usually escalate if the dog doesn’t feel safe and heard.

Ultimately your dog is either scared or annoyed with your baby. It sounds like he needs more safe baby free areas to relax in. Dogs need lots of sleep too, and often when babies come home, dogs get less sleep just like the humans do. Giving him a quiet place to be will help immensely.

 

[logicdictates_udumb]

@airamnire Here to second dog meets baby on insta.

 

[sherelle]

@welshchild You will see many comments train the dog bla bla. Is it possible? - Yes. Can you guarantee 100% this won’t happen again and/or escalate - NO.

Rehome the dog!

 

[booboo222]

@sherelle Going one step further, no one can guarantee that any dog who is “tripped over” won’t respond to pain/surprise/aversive situation with a snap/bite/lunge/growl.

If OP cannot effectively keep a child from being on top of the dog, it would be best to be an entirely dog free household during these early years. Toddlers and dogs freely interacting is a recipe for a bite.