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Originally Posted by MomtoJGJ
This is where I'm probably going to put my foot in my mouth, but I have to ask your reasons for not letting an 8yo pick up a puppy. That is just going to cause trouble, or at least it would in my house. And I remember you posting a while back about the puppy, so it's not a brand new puppy any more, right?
I think I"d change the rule and that would probably solve a lot of your problems. If you can't trust an 8yo with a dog, then you don't need to have the dog.
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Yes, we got the puppy when she was 5 weeks old so we've had her about 4 mos. now. I'm not saying that I won't let my 8 yr. old pick up the puppy. There are times the puppy will growl when he picks the puppy up, so I've been trying to teach him that when she does that she's trying to tell him I don't want to be picked up right now. I feel maybe I was approaching it wrong before saying put the puppy down. Now I think I'm trying to teach him respect with the puppy. I think I am anyways. If you think I am approaching something wrong I would take ideas too.
thanks, Kelley