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Ok, so...thoughts - difficult child's, dogs, and husband's.
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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 153336" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>LOL, at the moment I cannot remember how old our son was when we got dog....BUT dog was a puppy, and thought son was his littermate or something. LOL. Dog and son would curl around each other to sleep- crawl all over each other, even nip at each other, the silly boys I called them. Got son a t shirt that said "the dog did it" too bad I could not find one for the dog that said "the kid did it" LOL. </p><p>My son DOES NOW take care of some of dogs needs---but technically dog is mine. and while each of my kids is technically "owner" of one of our cats? I already told the kids, if-when they move out? their cat will probably NOT adjust well to leaving their own littermates and living alone while said child kitty owner human works or whatever. Soooooo..the kitties are staying HERE. </p><p></p><p>We got VERY lucky----both with our youngest child and with our dog. Neither ever put things in their mouth or chewed anything. Whew! I had forgotten about that. Yes, some dogs will chew things up (my sisters dog ate her couch!) Our kitties love to take dogs toys and chew them........yeesh. and our kitties have a nasty fetish for electric cords- YIKES- dangerous! Especially cell phone charger cords! ($$$$) WHile we are working on this problem, and it IS dangerous.....and we ARE trying to teach the kitties better....I have also tried to make it clear to the kids----this happens. it happens when you have small children and it happens when you have pets. Small kids and pets are not maliciously trying to be naughty.......small children and pets simply are not aware of the danger or the cost. It is up to US to keep them safe and keep things out of their reach. So- lessons in being responsible abound with a pet. Whooooo boy am I grateful we were so lucky our dog never was a chewer. Nor is he a barker, YAY! Unless someone knocks on the door- and then husband gets mad at the dog- but- I remind husband thats normal behavior and if dog did NOT bark when someone was at door, or if someone entered without our permission and dog did not bark- husband himself would be the first one to be mad at dog if dog did NOT bark. </p><p>One time dog did take one of sons toys, hid it in play, LOL-----was I mad at dog? Nope- told son well, keep it out of reach of dog. I also always told all my kids if they did not want any of our pets to take their things- do not use their things to play with the pets, or the pets might get confused and think the kids things were given to them (the pets) If you want to play with the pets with toys, use the pets toys. That way the pets know which toys they are to play with. </p><p></p><p>Pets really are a true joy....and most ask for so little in return.....and they can and do teach kids so much......our pets are just more "kids" in our home. the biggest difference is our kids are not furry. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> (and no, I do not let the furry ones eat at the table, LOL)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 153336, member: 1697"] LOL, at the moment I cannot remember how old our son was when we got dog....BUT dog was a puppy, and thought son was his littermate or something. LOL. Dog and son would curl around each other to sleep- crawl all over each other, even nip at each other, the silly boys I called them. Got son a t shirt that said "the dog did it" too bad I could not find one for the dog that said "the kid did it" LOL. My son DOES NOW take care of some of dogs needs---but technically dog is mine. and while each of my kids is technically "owner" of one of our cats? I already told the kids, if-when they move out? their cat will probably NOT adjust well to leaving their own littermates and living alone while said child kitty owner human works or whatever. Soooooo..the kitties are staying HERE. We got VERY lucky----both with our youngest child and with our dog. Neither ever put things in their mouth or chewed anything. Whew! I had forgotten about that. Yes, some dogs will chew things up (my sisters dog ate her couch!) Our kitties love to take dogs toys and chew them........yeesh. and our kitties have a nasty fetish for electric cords- YIKES- dangerous! Especially cell phone charger cords! ($$$$) WHile we are working on this problem, and it IS dangerous.....and we ARE trying to teach the kitties better....I have also tried to make it clear to the kids----this happens. it happens when you have small children and it happens when you have pets. Small kids and pets are not maliciously trying to be naughty.......small children and pets simply are not aware of the danger or the cost. It is up to US to keep them safe and keep things out of their reach. So- lessons in being responsible abound with a pet. Whooooo boy am I grateful we were so lucky our dog never was a chewer. Nor is he a barker, YAY! Unless someone knocks on the door- and then husband gets mad at the dog- but- I remind husband thats normal behavior and if dog did NOT bark when someone was at door, or if someone entered without our permission and dog did not bark- husband himself would be the first one to be mad at dog if dog did NOT bark. One time dog did take one of sons toys, hid it in play, LOL-----was I mad at dog? Nope- told son well, keep it out of reach of dog. I also always told all my kids if they did not want any of our pets to take their things- do not use their things to play with the pets, or the pets might get confused and think the kids things were given to them (the pets) If you want to play with the pets with toys, use the pets toys. That way the pets know which toys they are to play with. Pets really are a true joy....and most ask for so little in return.....and they can and do teach kids so much......our pets are just more "kids" in our home. the biggest difference is our kids are not furry. :-) (and no, I do not let the furry ones eat at the table, LOL) [/QUOTE]
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