Comments on: Halloween http://azdisturbia.com/2008/11/02/halloween/ What's going on in your neighborhood? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:14:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Rachael http://azdisturbia.com/2008/11/02/halloween/#comment-8 Rachael Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:28:31 +0000 http://azdisturbia.com/2008/11/02/halloween/#comment-8 Children are like dogs in the fact that try as you may you cannot control their behavior at all times. If my child were nipped by a dog I would take the blame totally on myself. It is my responsibility as thier parent to keep an eye on what they are doing. It is up to me to teach them that you do not approach a dog without the master's permission and even then you approach cautiously. Unfortunately, until they learn this the hard way (as I did as a child) it is difficult to drive this point home with your child. I too have a dog that has been known to nip children. Both of my boys have been nipped by him due to their own inappropriate behavior. I do not blame the dog for nipping them...I blame my boys for taunting him and behaving in such a way that brings out his aggressive side. While camping he has nipped a strange child or two...always after the children have done something other than pet him...such as trying to pick him up by his legs. Children are like dogs in the fact that try as you may you cannot control their behavior at all times. If my child were nipped by a dog I would take the blame totally on myself. It is my responsibility as thier parent to keep an eye on what they are doing. It is up to me to teach them that you do not approach a dog without the master’s permission and even then you approach cautiously. Unfortunately, until they learn this the hard way (as I did as a child) it is difficult to drive this point home with your child.

I too have a dog that has been known to nip children. Both of my boys have been nipped by him due to their own inappropriate behavior. I do not blame the dog for nipping them…I blame my boys for taunting him and behaving in such a way that brings out his aggressive side. While camping he has nipped a strange child or two…always after the children have done something other than pet him…such as trying to pick him up by his legs.

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