In-Laws and Dog - Baby on way

Flearoy

OP, I do hope that your original question was answered. If not, allow me to reiterate. Don't be shy about asking your in-laws to keep the dog out of the way while you make your visits. If they refuse to take into consideration your wishes, you might decide not to visit.

Oh, and just in case you were thinking of doing this, some poster have implied that it would be unwise to baste a baby in gravy and leave it alone a room with an underfed wolf.

I would not insult your intelligience...

kindofagilr

Its amazing how many people get theirs backs up about their precious dogs!

I used to have a cat that was harmless (as most cats are) my friend was terrifed of cats so when my friend came around the cat went out to play in the garden

Not once did my cat get offended!!!

Evansangel

kindofagilr wrote: »

Not once did my cat get offended!!!

:rotfl:
He might of! He prob was slagging you off to his cat pals!

PolishBigSpender

Zazen999 wrote: »

Do babies attack dogs then? I must have missed THAT news report.....

Yes, they actually do. My dog was tiny (the size of a big cat). My parents' friends had a kid, he was five at the time of this story. We went on holidays together. My dog was always totally uninterested in children and just wanted to sit politely beside me. However, this boy just kept chasing her, making her run away terrified.
We kept asking politely to keep the child away - for their mutual safety, but the parents just seemed to think their child's "fun" is most important.
Apparently they couldn't explain to their 5 year old not to touch the dog, but I was supposed to explain to the dog not to touch their child! Well, I thought my dog was cleverer then their kid as well :P
It ended in me finally snapping at the spoilt brat - I didn't hit him but grabbed him hard by the arm and told him to leave my dog alone or else. The parents sulked but finally my dog got some peace.

So yes, sometimes it's not the dog that is the "evil one" of the story.

Zazen999

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Yes, they actually do. My dog was tiny (the size of a big cat). My parents' friends had a kid, he was five at the time of this story. We went on holidays together. My dog was always totally uninterested in children and just wanted to sit politely beside me. However, this boy just kept chasing her, making her run away terrified.
We kept asking politely to keep the child away - for their mutual safety, but the parents just seemed to think their child's "fun" is most important.
Apparently they couldn't explain to their 5 year old not to touch the dog, but I was supposed to explain to the dog not to touch their child! Well, I thought my dog was cleverer then their kid as well :P
It ended in me finally snapping at the spoilt brat - I didn't hit him but grabbed him hard by the arm and told him to leave my dog alone or else. The parents sulked but finally my dog got some peace.

So yes, sometimes it's not the dog that is the "evil one" of the story.

A five year old is not a baby....

SugarSpun

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Yes, they actually do. My dog was tiny (the size of a big cat). My parents' friends had a kid, he was five at the time of this story..

So not a newborn then?

Children can be horrible and can be unsocialised just like dogs. But if your puppy had been a brand new tiny hairless thing you'd have made sure to protect it from the kid and done something about it in advance.

When one creature that doesn't know how to behave around a tiny vulnerable one is put in a situation where it's around a tiny vulnerable thing, the people in charge of the situation have a responsibility to make sure both are safe. That holds whether the bigger one's a kid or an animal.

Curious_George_2

cheepskate wrote: »

Threat to my position......? In my household we dont hold positions, But obviously you feel the need to do so in your household

obviously?? yeah...ok
dont assume you know anything about me just because you didnt like my reply to your borderline troll behaviour on his thread

theres only one "obvious" thing from reading your posts....

weewillywinkie

Hi,

I dont usually reply to threads but this one caught my attention......we have a rottweiler who weighs around 9 stone (heavier than me) we also have 3 children aged 13, 4 and 2 .........now our dog has never hurt anyone she is the biggest softy you could meet........she has grown up with our two youngest and will allow them to do anything to her babysuch as let them dress her up on one occasion at halloween she was dressed as an angel.....but what i am trying to say is that even though we love her we would never trust her 100% because at the end of the day she after all a dog and you have to decide how you feel about the dog being near you baby because after all you can replace a dog but you cant replace a baby.

tandraig

mountainofdebt wrote: »

In a village near where I live there was a case last year of where the grandmmother fell asleep and woke to find that her dog (s ?) had attacked her grandchild - who was only a few months old- who died becuase of the injuries.

Like many dogs, the grandmother wouldn't have thought for one minute that her pet(s) would have attacked the baby.

I guess the question you have to ask your in-laws if they do get funny about it is would they keep the child safe or organise it's funeral - no contest imo.

if this is the case i am thinking of - the grandmother fell asleep leaving the baby in a carrier on a table because she wanted the baby out of the way of the dogs - and the two dogs belonging to the grandmother killed the baby. on autopsy - the jack russell inflicted over ninety bites - the staffordshire one. both dogs put down.
and that has to do with this thread how?

dizzyb99_2

I agree with pretty much most of what has been previously written, especially about leaving children alone with dogs. Littlerat makes some really vallid points about staffies. I have had staffs all of my life and have never had a problem with socialising them with children. My last dog was five before I had my first child and was for all intents and purposes treated like a child. He went everywhere with me and although I was cautious after having the baby he took on the role of chief protector. Whenever any body came near my DS he made sure that he was around. As my son grew the poor dog suffered so many indignities and put up with it all.