Teaching 12 month old No before he ends up bitten

[Salene]

So I have a 1 year old son and 2 dogs

Now the dogs do have there own room a utility room off kitchen with baby gate , so he can't get in there but they have a bed in living room for during day as like to be in about the family

My son is obsessed with crawling on them, trying to poke there eyes, grabbing there sensitive noses.

A sure way to end up bitten

I tell him no and move him away but the more I try to remove him from them the more he seems to want to get to them

Am I doing this all wrong..?? How do you teach a 12 month old no or is he just too young..??

Is the only way to keep him and them safe to lock them away in their room while he is about..? I feel mean doing it as one just sits with face pressed at gate wanting in to be with us, they sleep in there so mostly likely don't want to be shut in there 24/7

Now before anyone says just watch him I do this already but scared a lack of concentration could result in him touching them and me not noticing on time, these dogs have never ever shown aggressions for seem very tolerant of him but I don't want to test them , push them to there limit

If there were to go for him they would do serious damage as powerful dogs

What's my options here..? Can you teach a 1 year old No..?!

First time mum by the way incase you haven't guessed already

I don't know much about dogs but toddlers are unpredictable and will do stupid things in an instant at least up to the age of 3. At that age they may have more empathy and understand not to deliberately provoke an animal but they can still play boisterously/be overexcited etc.

OMG I've read it all here now - re-home a dog because it got a bit over-excited FFS - I hope you never get another pet again Jw35

Oh yes, staffies are a dangerous breed please go and educate yourself

Hi yes dogs aren't being rehomed , dogs being kept seperation and infact yesterday it was fine, instead of spending our time in living room me and my son spent our time kitchen /family room which I don't mind doing it also has sofas and tv in it

And dogs were happy I there room as only afew meters away from us behind baby gate so they didn't feel isolated

My sons playroom is also off the kitchen so he was happy to toddle between kitchen and his room.

So all that's happened is are main sitting room is no redundant during the day

But once baby in bed, dogs came out and we all sat in living room watching tv

So we now have happy dogs, safe baby and relieved mum

Kinda wonder why we didn't just do this in the first place , we have a better view out of kitchen and it's a larger lighter room anyway

Thanks for all the positive advice.

Not even going to rise to the staffie dangerous dog post ha ha

Just a long sigh and eye roll ????

Oh yes, and embarrassment for the poor people who believe such bollocks, never mind repeat it in public

Well done OP, hope things get better and better.

Oh so they are staffies - they will be your DS's best friends in a few years time, once he is old enough not to climb on and poke them. Well done on making the changes OP.

Yes I think it is silly to say get rid of the dogs!

Have your dogs had much experience with children? If so, I'm sure they will stay very tolerant. I know lots of people have had dogs and children and they get on wonderfully.

I'd say just continue doing what you're doing, be with them at all times. If separating them doesn't work well perhaps a play pen can be of assistance for when you're dashing in and out of the room etc.

in no time at all they'll be best of friends and your LO won't be so obsessed with using them as an obstacle course!

I assumed they would be Staffies from the OP. Not sure why!

Rehoming a Lakeland Terrier for 'getting excited?' There should really be an IQ test for dog ownership.

Your kitchen sounds ace! Glad you've reached a happy compromise.

Dont forget it won't be long until DS is at nursery, so few more hours of dogs having free reign. Then not long after that your DS should have learnt not to poke/pull the dogs.

You seem like a very sensible child/dog owner

Bastardgo

He already at nursery 2.5 days a week so it's not too bad , they not couped up too much

And I put there living room bed in there too this morning so they seemed happier, he was up stairs napping and I let them out they wondered about realised there bed was not in living room and went back to there room to sleep so don't appear as fussed now there big bed in there with them

Although it's all bed and no floor in there room

The seem OK , baby off to nursery soon so they will have all afternoon out and about

Here they are , thinking why is our giant bed here ha ha

Awwwww they look so cosy! I'm so tired today, I looked at that pic and wished I could curl up with them keeping me warm :)

See when I look at that photo I think 'it wants to kill me' but then I don't know anything about dogs, so am probably misinterpreting its, erm, friendly smile

Yes, I think it's clear you don't know anything about dogs

She might kill you by suffocation of staffy kisses, and just to be sure you are finished off , add some toxic staffy farts to squeeze the last breath out of you.

Are toxic farts a staffie thing? My Mam has one, she's had him for few months now, he's only a year, a rescue, and his arse is horrendous at times!