Mastiff pup bit my son

[angelbears]

i miswrote , as i would definitely be gentle with this pup , as i guess he's fearful .

Actually, he mistyped and corrected it.

 

[ruthcatrin]

Actually, he mistyped and corrected it.

I sure hope so....

 

[DennasMom]

I'm very glad Winston had a good visit to the vet the second time around!! I think it's important to have good experiences at the vet, so the puppy isn't adverse to going in - the less stress, the better the checkups will go for everyone. And, for some (i.e. filas), that means not spending time in the waiting room.

If I had to guess, I'd say with a puppy and a 5-yr old in the house, there may be a lot of excitement, running, screaming and barking going on... potentially... at times...
I'd want to make sure the whole family has some good down-time together, so they learn to relax around each other.

In our house (no kids, so take this for what it's worth...), over-excitement gets sent OUTSIDE. Inside is for relaxing and unwinding. Outside is for playtime and running around like a crazy-dog.

We used the "yipe" method for bite-inhibition, and it worked very well with all our dogs. That and re-directing to appropriate chew toys. Denna has a very soft mouth (she's 15 months old), and rarely puts her mouth on me... when she does, a little yipe still gets her attention and she backs off immediately.

And, I know I'm going to step in it, but here it goes... I've also never had a dog react badly to shots at the vet... I guess we've been lucky, too! Denna had a treat in front of her nose when the microchip went in. She didn't even flinch. But, based on her "boo-boo" (elaborated in a separate thread), she has a very high tolerance for pain... I would expect a puppy to 'yipe' at a shot (or an uncomfortable lift) and reach around with a mouth to make it stop, versus 'growl' - but they might sound similar at the time, depending on who's doing the interpretation.

 

[rangermom]

Ok, not sure where this thread is going, but in response to the original post......it doesn't sound like aggression at all.

We have a 10 week old pup and just last night my daughter was bitten on her thigh. It pierced her skin, she screamed/cried, bleed, needed a bandaid (poor little thing). A rope they had been happily playing with got wrapped around her leg and the pup grabbed for the rope and got her thigh. She's still bruised today and you can see the puncture site. It was an honest mistake and even my daughter was over the issue once the pain went away.

When my son was about 4, he was chasing bubbles with our rottie and the dog's teeth grazed the bridge of his nose while they were going for the same bubble. He probably could have used stitches, but I thought it might be traumatic for him (and in retrospect, it was a perfect choice b/c my dog could have been written up!).

While these two instances are different from yours, perhaps yours was more purposeful, it really seems like normal puppy stuff, not aggression. Kids and large puppies/dogs........mistakes happen.

Glad to hear that the next vet visit went well.