Parenting Question

ByeBabyBunting

so my dog snapped at my kid after my kid hit the dog with a wooden hammer - which one do I put down?

PS: this was on DH's watch and he got a time out. 

Manateearmz

Your DH for falling down on the job.

+SMACE+

DAMN IT MANATEE YOU STOLE MY LINE!

ByeBabyBunting

Manateearmz:

Your DH for falling down on the job.

That was my first instinct too, but then I would have to take out the trash. I hate doing that. 

Manateearmz

+SMACE+:

DAMN IT MANATEE YOU STOLE MY LINE!

You know what they say "great minds think alike"!

 

::winks and shoots double han pistols in Smace's direction:: 

Manateearmz

ByeBabyBunting:

Manateearmz:

Your DH for falling down on the job.

That was my first instinct too, but then I would have to take out the trash. I hate doing that. 

Dude college boys. Trade your expertise for a few household duties. 

+SMACE+

and also, I live 5 miles from a manatee gathering spot. I always think of it when I 'see' you.

Manateearmz

+SMACE+:

and also, I live 5 miles from a manatee gathering spot. I always think of it when I 'see' you.

Say hi to my home girls next time!  Gosh I miss those fat sea cows. 

ByeBabyBunting

Manateearmz:

ByeBabyBunting:

Manateearmz:

Your DH for falling down on the job.

That was my first instinct too, but then I would have to take out the trash. I hate doing that. 

Dude college boys. Trade your expertise for a few household duties. 

We're kind of in a dry spell - I could go for a college boy ... do you think he'd clean the pool with no shirt on? 

Manateearmz

ByeBabyBunting:

Manateearmz:

ByeBabyBunting:

Manateearmz:

Your DH for falling down on the job.

That was my first instinct too, but then I would have to take out the trash. I hate doing that. 

Dude college boys. Trade your expertise for a few household duties. 

We're kind of in a dry spell - I could go for a college boy ... do you think he'd clean the pool with no shirt on? 

If you pay him enough I bet he'd do it pantless.

grr_aargh

Manateearmz:

ByeBabyBunting:

Manateearmz:

ByeBabyBunting:

Manateearmz:

Your DH for falling down on the job.

That was my first instinct too, but then I would have to take out the trash. I hate doing that. 

Dude college boys. Trade your expertise for a few household duties. 

We're kind of in a dry spell - I could go for a college boy ... do you think he'd clean the pool with no shirt on? 

If you pay him enough I bet he'd do it pantless.

What's the tip percentage for arseless chaps?  

Manateearmz

grr_aargh:

Manateearmz:

ByeBabyBunting:

Manateearmz:

ByeBabyBunting:

Manateearmz:

Your DH for falling down on the job.

That was my first instinct too, but then I would have to take out the trash. I hate doing that. 

Dude college boys. Trade your expertise for a few household duties. 

We're kind of in a dry spell - I could go for a college boy ... do you think he'd clean the pool with no shirt on? 

If you pay him enough I bet he'd do it pantless.

What's the tip percentage for arseless chaps?  

I read this as you asking what percentage of tip hangs out in asssless chaps. Roar! 

write2nicole

You give your kid hammers? What, do you have a deathwish? 

a2pfunk

I really hate to try to give a serious answer, but as somebody who works with dogs and has kids, I say you use it a as a learning lesson for everybody involved. 

1) Hubster has to keep a better eye on the kid(s).

2) Kids should learn not to hit the dog

3) Perhaps re-evaluate the use of space issues (i.e. when the kid is on the floor, perhaps the dog is in  another part of the house?)

 

How long was DH's time out?

 

amanda@anbcomp.com

I have two dogs and a 16 month old. He tends to hit them when he means to pat them, and he will occasionally hit them with a toy or something. However, when I was pregnant with him I told my husband, referring to the dog that has bitten me before, that he was gone the moment he snapped at my child. DH agreed, but fortunately we haven't had any incidents. We always correct DS when he hits. I guess that the best course of action is to have a plan for any future incidents. A dog that snaps at a child is a dog that sees himself as dominant over the child and feels the need to correct them in the way they see fit. We reacted to a "correcting nip" by firmly establishing with the dog that it was NOT okay for them to do so, and we've never had another problem. Asserting your dominance over the dog when these things happen is crucial to preventing future problems. It plays on their natural instinct for pack dominance.

ByeBabyBunting

And here is a serious reply

the dog is a 12 year old 10 pound chihuahua with 4 missing teeth (and a serious under bite) - I would be more worried if we had a big dog, but he's pretty harmless (not that he couldn't hurt LO, it would just take a lot more effort on his part). I would agree with you about the dominance thing if my little chi was dominant at all, but he is the most submissive dog I know and he was just scared. After the incident he hid under the couch.

We have removed all hammers and hammer like toys. the hammer in question was a wooden one from one of those peg-in-hole things that my mom sent last week.

As for DH, he agrees that from now on if he is not in the room the dog will be separated. DH makes dinner and LO hangs out in the living room which is open to the kitchen but has a half wall, so he can't always actually see LO.

Here is a picture of the poor abused puppy!