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Roxxy,
I am so sorry your puppy bit your son. I would be really upset too. I am going thru some similar things here too...my puppy is only 10 weeks old and hasn't had his last round of shots so I haven't enrolled him in obedience school yet. He is ok with my older son who is 5 but he is terrible with my younger son who is 3. He pulls on the bottoms of his pants and nips constantly at his feet whenever he is around him and tries to pull him down. I know he thinks my son is lower than him or whatever, so I make sure I am constantly with them when they are together. My older son has been bit a few times when the puppy has gotten over excited and licked and bit his face and arm. I have almost regretted my decision to get this puppy. Now I am worried that it won't stop and hope that things get better soon. Just wanted to say that I am sympathetic....BOY I don't remember all this doggie stuff being so complicated when I was a kid and we got a dog. We just got her, fed her, played with her, yelled no at her a lot and that was it...there wasn't any of this dominance stuff and all the training stuff around when I was a kid...so it kind of confuses me...
Sue, there's a HUGE difference between nipping and biting. Puppies really don't bite. Their teeth are sharp, however, and hurt with even minimal pressure. I think you've had good advice on what to do. And please don't blame your puppy. This is NORMAL puppy behavior.
You need to be around ALL THE TIME your children are with the puppy. Young children the ages of yours don't yet know what is and is not appropriate behavior around a puppy and shouldn't be left with the pup unsupervised.
The pug rescue I work with doesn't ever adopt to families with children younger than eight years old. For some reason kids like to poke their big eyes (which are already prone to injury, as there's no muzzle to protect them) and otherwise not approach them properly.
It's up to you to teach your children how to interact with your puppy with care and respect. It's doing what is normal for a puppy.
I believe I said that I am around my children at all times with the puppy or I put him in a crate.
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