To ahve put the Dses little friend out the house, because he was screeching every time the puppy went near him?

[saltire]

He (the friend) lives next door, he knows we have a puppy. He was in the garden with DS2 screeching loudly that the puppy was trying to scratch him - well yes puppy does get exciteable and try to jump up, but he's 13 weeks old FGS. Thats what puppies do!
Then he started yelling that he wanted the pup taken indoor and put in its bed, so I said "no, if you don't like it then go home, this is puppy's house and he is only doing what pups do"

Thought at first that yabu, but not so sure now. My ds was really scared of dogs when he was little because the old couple across the road had a yappy terrier thing that barked dementedly and leapt up at ds, ds was only toddling and it scared him witless, the owners thought it was funny
But, seeing as the kid keeps calling your pup then its his own fault if it goes to him.
No, yanbu. I would have a word with his mumand tell her whats going on. Hopefully she will then teach her child how to behave round animals. And like you say, you should be able to have the pup in your garden without worrying about it getting scared by kids, as could easily happen!

YANBU
My nephews are the same they screech and excite the dog and then complain when she gets hyper. My children know to play gently and she will be gentle and quiet too.

God, I hate dogs.

And yes, I do only want to say that.

It is never too early to teach a dog not to jump at people.

i think it would be a good opportunity for you to help with this childs fear and comtrolling your puppies behaviour. the earlier you start the earlier nad quicker he will learn.
i always put my dog in the kitchen if i have guests then if they are ok with dogs and he is behaving then i will let him back into the living room.

My DC werent scared of dogs and were really good around them till SILs 4 month dog jumped up and scratched DSs face .She blamed ds (who was 3 at the time) for eating in front of the dog (he was in the kitchen and the dog was meant to be outside)

5 years later and her dog is uncontrollabe she treats it like her baby
DCs are scared of dogs and wont go near any dog now

How old was the child?

What would you do if a dog-disliking adult came to your house and objected?

You are bang out of order inviting the kid in in the first place.
Your puupy doesn't need to feel he is doing something wrong

Nah, read the thread, hunker - the kid has a huge dog at his own house, he likes to tease this puppy, and he invites himself in (over the fence ) so he's not exactly a guest to be pandered to.

Yes, yes. But how old is the boy?

tell the kiddy that unless he stops teasing the dog he is not allowed over!

Hmm, I'd probably not have much time for this little boy either, really

when my dogs were pups and small the kiddies who lived nearby used to wncourage them to jump up and then they grew and the kids did not and then it was not so cute! as they were bloody big (boxers)

Nope, me neither, hunker

I would stop the child climbing the wall by putting up some trellis with climbing plants. As it is he might jump into a flowerbed or hurt himself when climbing over. Then when he knocks on the front door and asks to come in you can lay down any ground rules about his behaviour and the puppy's more easily. Sounds like the little boy needs boundaries and to be shown how to behave at other people's houses.

Tough one. In some ways it's different because the child lives next door thereofre it would be unreasonable of you to have to keep your puppy inside all the time.

But I also think you should accept the wishes of visitors who may not like dogs and put him away. Your job is to make people welcome in your home and some people genuinely hate dogs. My auntie used to lock her dog in the kitchen when my sister and I visited and we were still terrified every time it barked. We are not weirdo dog haters (I have a dog now) but not everyone is massively keen.

If the child is an invited guest in your home it should have an area where he can avoid the dog. If however he chooses to go into a garden where he knows the dog is already, then YANBU.

Saltire why haven't you built a higher fence or like someone else said plant some prickly climbers up a trellis. Having this child just invade my back garden would drive me insane. The back garden should be your oasis where you can avoid the world if you want, and just be with family if you choose.

How about broken glass in cement on the fence? (I'm joking, of course!)

lol Saltire, I think the problem isn't really the pup/boy situation, is it....you don't like the little boy that much, I think...so, used your pup and the situation as an excuse to get rid

Can't decide if I think YABU or not, to be honest, lol

wotulookinat....I was going to suggest something like spikes on teh wall

Yabu. Of course a 13 week old dog can be trained not to jump up. From the moment we got our great dane puppy at 8 weeks he was never ever allowed to jump up at us and therefore never has.

But surely training it not to jump would be futile if the boy is going to be calling it and encouraging it to jump?

I can't do anything with the wall, its a married quarter, I'm not allowed to alter the place!

Interesting that not everyone thinks I'm BU. Those of you who said what would I do if an adult came in who didn't like children. Well I would say to them "the dog is outside, and expect that they wouldn't go out without mentioning it to me so I could move the dog.
It's easy for us to trian the dog, we are in the middle of doing training, but it's also difficult when you go outside and 6 children are sitting on the wall calling the pup, then yelling and shouting when he does go over

Yes, yes. But how old is the boy?