I have 2yo DT's, boy & girl. My parents have 11 yo Westies, who were mine for the first 3 yrs of their lives (long story) so I know/love them much.
At the moment we are visiting every day, because my dad has been ill.
My DS is fine with the dogs, likes them but not that fascinated. My DD is fascinated (asks about them all day long, etc) but keeps hitting & kicking the larger of the two Westies. Luckily he is a good-natured dog and loves children, but it's obviously dangerous and just not nice. Today I said 'No' in a very stern voice. She giggled. Am trying to use CBeebies as a reward & said she couldn't watch it this evening, which I will stick to. Do you think this will work and is there anything else I should be doing? I hate the thought of the children not being animal lovers, apart from the risks involved.
My parents just say "oh please don't do that" in a wishy-washy tone of voice, and say it's sad for Ddog.
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GingersarealwaysToms · 22/01/2013 16:51
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