so gross thinking about giving my puppy away
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I agree with teaching the dog that it's wrong to do that behavior. Also, a min pin is a small dog. Excuse my ignorance, do people usually put their infant children on the floor?
Yup! A baby has to crawl (on the floor of course! if not, where else?) which is a necessary step in learning how to walk. A baby can't go from being held to walking.
Also, have some sensitivity. The OP saw her baby being humped by a dog. Of course she's going to freak out! Give her advice rather than trying to put her down.
Originally Posted by azia
ITA. If people are not prepared to care for another LIFE, they should not have adopted in the first place.
This is very sound advice and right on the button! Your best bet would be to get some training right away. Not only will it help you now with this problem, but it will curb your chances of having behavioral problems in the future. Your issue now should be easily fixed with a little guidance. Check your phone book or local pet store for training class or in home training. Good luck and dont give up on your pooch!
i could see the min pin biting at the baby, although maybe in play, bc i have seen my pups getting frisky with one another and at various time they would bite eachother.
id just hate to see that happen, obviously it wouldnt be play if the dog bit the baby(for the baby that is). i really would suggest keeping the dog confined to one area, like the kitchen, while the baby in crawling , until classes are started
even in my own house, w/out children, i have child safety gates up for certain rooms we dont want the dogs to go into. everything can be worked out
dont worry. I'd be upset too
id just hate to see that happen, obviously it wouldnt be play if the dog bit the baby(for the baby that is). i really would suggest keeping the dog confined to one area, like the kitchen, while the baby in crawling , until classes are started
even in my own house, w/out children, i have child safety gates up for certain rooms we dont want the dogs to go into. everything can be worked out
dont worry. I'd be upset too
Another factor to consider is that the min pin is still, at 4 months old, a puppy. I have worked with professional animal behavior specialists and have been told that
ITA with the other posters, please consult an animal training specialist for more info..Best Wishes!!
Good heavens, I have 2 min pins and at 4 months old they need to be TRAINED!!! They will not learn unless they are taught what is right and wrong. Min pins yearn and thrive on authority. They love to please and be praised. They also are SMART dogs. I hope you are able to train your pup. I think you would be so happy with the results. Im quite sure if you could train him/her properly it will end up being your babies BFF for many years to come. Good luck.
WTF??? If you see your puppy engaging in undesirable behavior, you teach them to stop doing it. I would think that this is one of those "no-brainers" one hears so much about.
If more people would just train their dogs starting from the moment they brought them home, threads like this wouldn't be posted, and animal shelters wouldn't be so crowded.
Dominance humping is SO easy to stop. And at four months, she/he is at the correct age to start the harder-cored lessons. Water bottles have been suggested and I agree, as well as teaching the dog "OUT!" when she/he starts to do it again. (I've always used OUT! as a "no" command since it more closely sounds like a Momma dog's growl when she's teaching her puppies something as well.
I also agree that at four months, she/he is MUCH too young to be allowed full run of the house. She/he should have been crate trained by now, or at the very least, confined to one room. Crate training also makes it so much easier to housebreak a dog. It also gives them a "room of their own" to go to so they can sleep or just be left alone.
Good luck, and don't, DON'T give your puppy up for something that can so easily trained not to do.
Dominance humping is SO easy to stop. And at four months, she/he is at the correct age to start the harder-cored lessons. Water bottles have been suggested and I agree, as well as teaching the dog "OUT!" when she/he starts to do it again. (I've always used OUT! as a "no" command since it more closely sounds like a Momma dog's growl when she's teaching her puppies something as well.
I also agree that at four months, she/he is MUCH too young to be allowed full run of the house. She/he should have been crate trained by now, or at the very least, confined to one room. Crate training also makes it so much easier to housebreak a dog. It also gives them a "room of their own" to go to so they can sleep or just be left alone.
Good luck, and don't, DON'T give your puppy up for something that can so easily trained not to do.
I agree w/ everyone. A trip to the vet for a spay, some obedience classes and maybe even some private classes for behavior, will likely do the trick. I know it was probably hard to see your dog humping your child- but really, they are BOTH children in their own respect, KWIM? I think if you teach the dog what is okay and what is not, you'll see a world of difference. As gross as it sounds, a humping bear is not a bad idea either, while you try to break the habit.
Ugh I'm so sorry you had to witness that. I don't have a whole lot of experience with pets so when my cat did it to me, I was traumatized for weeks! Once you get over the initial shock/gross-out there's some pretty good advice here. Good luck. You will laugh about this one day I swear.
omg... that's too funny!!! i've never heard of a cat humping someone! however, one of my bostons humps our cats, poor kitties...