My sister has a large dog (approx 1 year old). She doesn’t have kids, the dog is her ‘baby’. The dog is not used to children and is very ‘nervy’. My kids love dogs but aren’t around them much.
Me and DH were recently visiting my parents and for the first time were going to leave the kids with them for 2 nights (kids are 7 and 4). My sister was also there with the dog. On the night before we were due to go away and leave the kids the dog was constantly nipping at my youngest every time she moved. Not biting, just almost snatching its mouth towards her (I don’t really know how to describe!). This was obv unsettling for my DD and I was getting stressed.
In the morning, I asked for my sister to take the dog to her bf to look after as I couldn’t trust it around the kids. Or we would take the kids away with us. The dog was sent to the bf but this has caused some upset in the family.
So AIBU to have sent the dog away?