My DS is now almost 6 months old and my dog still hasn't calmed down around him.
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We worked with the behaviourist until just before Christmas and she felt she'd given us all she could and it was now down to us to implement it. The dog is no longer in a state of anxiety at the baby being in the house but he still seems to lunge at the baby (he's muzzled so I don't know if he is trying to bite).
My house is covered in stairgates and all interactions are controlled. I am happy that the current situation is controlled and safe but I'm just wondering when it will all end (if it will).
I don't understand what is going through my dogs head. If I'm holding the baby and go up to the stairgate he wags his tail and will sit on command. I then call him over to the gate and he will lick DS's hand, tail constantly wagging. DS seems interested in the dog and will now giggle when he comes to him. We do this a few times a day now and the dog has never shown aggression at these interactions.
The problem is if they are in the same room. The dog is muzzled and on a lead. If DS is on my lap he tries to get the muzzle off but doesn't show much interest in DS. If I put DS down in his rocker chair the dog is then interested. I tell him leave and gentle, both commands he knows. He just seems interested in DS's head. Because of the muzzle I don't know if he's trying to lick or bite but it doesn't look calm and he sort of lunges, always at the head.
Does anyone have any idea why he does this. Why the head? Why only when DS is not being held?
The youngest child the dog has been with was 9 months old and he never showed any aggression or over the top behaviour. I'm just worried about the future I guess, at what point do I call it a day?
I'm sorry it's so long, just feel a bit teary today that I can't yet have them both together. :(
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AllIWant85 · 11/01/2013 11:13
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