LO & Pets ?

grimesk12 · February 2014

So for the last two weeks Mira's been mean to our dog, Coda and cat, Oscar. She is fine with our lab Henry. She will go over to Coda and try to pull her ears up and back. Coda howled when it happened as that was it. We told Mira "No that's mean, be gentle" in a stern voice while getting Coda's ears out of her hands. She will be petting gently then randomly try it again. I've tried a time out and telling her it's mean but she's not getting it. Also when DH was home with her she choked our cat so hard he vomited. DH is obviously more attentive now when Oscar is inside but I feel bad for the pets. Separating Mira and the pets isn't really an option bc she just goes to the gate and teases them and can reach over it. Anyone else go thru anything similiar? Ideas? TIA

She's also been pinching me when I say "no thank you" or "no that's not safe" (when she's climbing on something and I'm getting her down)

bumpuser1509193 · February 2014

I just keep reminding him/ showing him to be nice or gentle with our Boston.
The other night, he insisted Baylee come up to his room for bed time. He chased her up the stairs with his dustpan (shobel) saying "hit". When they got to the top, he hit her with his shovel. I think 'hit shobel' was his first phrase :$ He was even talking about his shenegans the next morning.
We ended up getting Baylee a new crate and Cooper can't touch it when she is in there. We figured she should have some safe place to shut her eyes.

grimesk12 · February 2014

Henry has a crate but she taunts him when he's in it. Coda was a rescue and is not able to be crated.
Thanks for sharing your LOs experience so I know Mira's not the only naughty one.

ThePinkSuperhero · February 2014

LO goes through some phases where he'll take out his anger on the nearest pet. Mom wouldn't let me play with that thing I want? Turn to cat/dog, hit it. Thankfully after a few stern NOs, he seems to have forgotten that move.

zyas · February 2014

Ava used to be a lot worse with how she treated the dogs but she understands what gentle means now. She is so much better but it took a lot of work on our part! Sometimes she still tends to get a little over excited and will be too rough, so we make her say sorry (she seems to understand that) and then she has to give them a nice gentle pat.

For whatever reason she seems to be really interested in tails the last couple days. I have had to watch her closely and tell her no as she is reaching out to grab the tail. Usually it's just our westie's tail that she's interested in but I caught her grabbing the pigs tail last night.

bumpuser1509193 · February 2014

grimesk12 said:
Henry has a crate but she taunts him when he's in it. Coda was a rescue and is not able to be crated.
Thanks for sharing your LOs experience so I know Mira's not the only naughty one.

I have a friend who does a lot with fostering and she says her fosters respond positively to the crate because they know it is a safe place. Obviously I don't know Coda's situation, and every situation is different, but just because a dog is a rescue doesn't mean the can't be crated. My Boston is a rescue who does horribly in a cage at the vet,(every new kennel attendant is petrified of her when they meet her in the kennel) but is great with her crate.
Just some food for thought

lewispm · February 2014

Kellen is a holy terror to our pets. We try to teach him gentle as well, but he always wants to "tickle" them, which consists of grabbing their leg and lifting it way to high in order to tickle their armpits, or hitting them. Poking their eyes is also a fun game. Right now we just kind of keep them away from each other as our dogs are not fans of him right now and have shown aggression before when he approaches or grabs them. I don't really have any advice, but I am hopeful that in a few months they will be able to understand the concept of gentle a little better.

grimesk12 · February 2014

Vanessa- I've had Coda for 7 years now (she was 2 when I rescued her). She's come a long way and is a great dog but she is not able to be crated. I've tried many times to crate her but she's much happier just laying on the floor in our bedroom. She doesn't destroy anything and just likes to lay out. Our other dog, Henry has to be crated when we leave and it's taken us getting a special crate, giving him anxiety meds, etc to get him to where he is now (finally okay with being crated). I think I'm just gonna use the baby gate in our bedroom doorway when I know the dogs need a break from Mirabelle.

APendola · February 2014

I'm not sure if this is helpful but..

I always show Dd how to pet the dogs nicely by petting them gently and saying "nice". She will copy me by petting them and saying "Naaaa...Naaa...". When she does this, I clap, smile and tell her good job to encourage the positive behaviour.

She's always been pretty good with the dogs. I have two chihuahua mixes...so I'm scared about the day she starts picking them up. That's going to terrify them!

grimesk12 · February 2014

APendola- We've been doing that and she'll be petting gently then she suddenly will pull on ears or put her fingers into their mouths. DH and I will just continue to teach her "nice" petting and hopefully she'll stop being mean..

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