Pet Dogs Information

Although we come across gorgeous pictures of children hugging dogs, cats and horses and similarly pets loving children by licking them or staring at them lovingly, the relationship is not so harmonious at home. Particularly when children enter the toddler-hood and learn to crawl and walk, the child may be looked differently by the pet. Sometimes, large or medium-sized dog having natural hunting instincts may lead him to think that the child posing as a small moving creature is a prey, on the cotarary smaller dogs may be afraid of the child. They tend to run away from the children thinking that they are large predatory creatures. It is the work of the parents to train the dog to sit or stay near them, while the child is on the prowl by rewarding him with caresses and pats. Trained dogs normally do not hurt the child unless its afraid of being attacked or something like that. It is for self-defense but still supervised interaction between the child and dog is necessary so as to make them both comfortable with each other.

The child should be taught to respect the dog and not to tease it too hard or too often. It should be checked that the child does not mess up the dogs highly valued possessions like his toys, bones, food, water bowl etc. and the child should know that biting or kicking the pet may hurt it. The child should be discourage from twisting or pulling the dog's ears and tails, pinching it and poking fingers or other sharp objects into its eyes. Small and toy dog breeds often get very disturbed and annoyed by children when they like to kick them off or scream in its ear and do not let it sleep properly. So, special care should be taken to save it from childrens' tricks. Children should be taught that pets are not toys and that they feel and get hurt too when the child takes the dog for a toy and hurts him in the process. Children should be taught that they can hug them and pet them gently but should not cause them pain.

It is important that a dog is made to learn its place in the family hierarchy. Its quite natural for the dog to feel rejected when someone new arrives or joins the family. He may like to lick the child and be licked in return. But its very important to keep a vigil when your child and your dog are together. If it is not quite possible, then you may place the child in the playpen for the short time when you are not around. As the child grows, he is old enough to learn and understand the acceptable and non-acceptable behavior with the dogs and how to interact with them. Dogs may be allowed to enter the nursery but they must be taught to hold a down-stay. While Kids find dogs as funny playmates, the dogs take them to be littermates. Though, your dog may tolerate a little bit of pulls and yanks and may actually like it, too much of naughtiness may set him
against the child. The child should be taught to play with the dog together interactive games such as 'Fetch' and 'Hide and Seek' that does not involve rough play.

The dog needs to be provided with a quiet secluded play to rest at peace when the kids' friends are visiting home. Older children may help the dog by doing stuff such as feeding and training them, as they are more consistent and playful. They may take the dog on walks inside the yard and do chores for the dog, according to their age, ability and interest. This will make your child responsible too. However, we grown ups need to know and understand our own duty towards the dog as the child may be careless and may not be able to avoid proper attention to the dog. Teens are more self-centered by nature and may not pay attention to the dog and so its important for the grown ups to pay special attention to the pet t

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