AIBU to expect a 4.5 you not to torment the puppy?

[MmeLindt]

We have a 10 week old puppy and DS has taken to pulling it's tail/ears, pulling it around and generally being too rough with the poor little thing.

I have tried reasoning with him. Spent a while yesterday explaining exactly what we mean when we say "don't be so rough", using a toy dog to show DS how to lift and hold the puppy properly.

I have also tried punishing him. He did not get to take his toy to school this pm after I caught him pulling her tail. The dog is so good natured that she just lets him but he has to understand that it is not ok.

The neighbour has a big dog and he has never pulled their dog's tail, so he does know that it can be dangerous for him to torment a dog.

What can I do?

Thanks everyone. I have been watching him more closely and will have another chat over the weekend

I disagree with Dottoressa too, having a 4 year old ds who knows perfectly well how to behave with our dogs (including the little vulnerable one)

Gorgeous pup MmeLindt (have looked at the photo)

forgot to add, looked at your pics

awwwwwwwwwwwwwww cute or what!!!!

and about a 1/4 of the size of our puppy

hijack- blondes did you see my update

i did

Oh God, my comment was meant to be tongue in cheek [sighing emoticon].

This is why I am not posting much any more (except for my lifeline emet thread). Whatever you say, there is always someone who takes it all sooooo seriously...

But you're so dry in your delivery that you are practically tinderwood. How are we supposed to tell you are tongue in cheek? (sighs back0

tinder wood (oops)

Dryness is what we do oop north!

We also do senses of humour up here. Maybe there should be a MN especially for dry northerners?

Probably not a bad idea

Dottoressa
I am from farther north, apologies for not recognizing your dry wit for what it was. You need to use one of these and perhaps even

Perhaps I lived too long in Germany, my SOH has been leeched out of me

think we need a sarky emotion icon

whe you read something, sometimes it is hard to know what context it is written in - iykwim

Mme - LOL at your Germany comment (which proves that you have not in fact lost your SOH). I lived there for a while, and rather felt the same.

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Am I getting the hang of this 'inserting faces' thing?