WARNING!!!! - Page 3

No mother in her right mind gives a child that age PERMANENT markers!

Ha - Cute!

Reminds me of a story I used to read to the kids when they were little, about the girl who colors on herself with "super-indelible-never-come-off-until-you're-dead-or-maybe-even-later" markers....

That was great!

 It is not!!! funny.
What learns the child? To make what it want - with a dog???
What learns the dog? 
Nothing.
Not funny, really not.

WOW, I expected something else. That poor dog. I sure hope those markers come off??
Kelly
www.boeselagerkennel.com

Reminds me of when I caught my daughter dressing up Storm!  She already had the hat and scarp on her and was getting ready to paint her nails (the dog's).  Poor Storm was so embarrassed, but sat calmly while being "decorated".  This is the same dog who is nuts on the Schutzhund field and a great protector at home.  Such a versatile breed.

 re. the dog with crayons in his ear...

No need for euthanizing.  Just better training.

The kid, that is.

I sure hope that dog found a better home!

Actually, it's been so long since I heard this story, I'm not sure if the crayons were discovered pre- or post-mortem. I decided to make it pre-mortem, to avoid too much of a downer to a light-hearted thread.

And Jayne, just how do you teach a 2-year old?

My dogs had an encounter last summer with a kid going through the 'terrible twos'. No matter how many times he was told to leave the dogs alone, as soon as he thought no one was looking, he was back at them, rubbing their fur the wrong way!
Fortunately, both my dogs are pretty kid-proof, but still, we supervised them very closely,as they have very little exposure to children on a regular basis.

Kids just don't understand at that age, nor should we expect them to. Would you leave a young child alone in a room full of precious knick-knacks, and tell him/her "don't touch"?  Heck NO!

We should give our dogs the same respect.

And yes, the kids need to be taught, but even those that ARE taught don't always listen. I had my nephew's daughter bitten by my GSD who we knew was NOT kid-proof. The girl was old enough to understand, and we'd told her numerous times not to go near the dog unless either my husband or I were present to supervise. However, she thought she knew better, as she had a dog at home. She got up from the table while we were eating to go to the bathroom. When she passed the dog in the hallway, she decided to give it a hug, just like she'd do with her dog at home.

Fortunately, it was a snarl and a warning nip, and the only damage was a drop or two of blood, when Tasha's head knocked her lip against her teeth.

Number one rule for kidproofing your dog, from Brian Killcommon's book: DO NOT LEAVE KIDS AND DOGS UNATTENDED!! You never know just what the kids might try. Even a good-natured dog may bite in self-defence, if the child inflicts enough pain.

That was funny

A good dog will get up and remove itself from a bothersome kid. A great dog will take whatever punishment they dishout. Kids need to be taught to treat a dog with the same respect they should give another child, don't grab their stuff food/toys, don't hit/hurt and don't be in their face 24/7, everybody needs their space. Most kids think cats/dogs are like stuffed toys, they want to carry it around or be up in their grill until the child gets bored. Most dogs don't appretiate that but some actually do. My old male thought any kind of attention form kids was great, ear pulling and eye poking included. Great dog to teach kids with, no fear of them being bit. My current dogs like kids well enough but if they get bothered, they just get up and move off and laydown somewhere else. However if the kids don't listen to me and leave the dogs alone, I don't punish the dogs by puting them back up, I put the kid in the corner.