Dog Giddyness

[FishFreak]

Hi All,

Well after loosing my pet cat I have become even closer to my dog, Albert. Albert is a small toy poodle. He is only about 3 years old and he is a little stinker.

Well, I kinda am having a problem with him. My girlfriend moved in with her small child, and the past few weeks when we have let the child crawl on the floor Albert seems to try to "mount" my girlfriend's child.

Is this normal? I really don't know what would be causing this behavior.

Thanks for any imput.

~FishFreak

[CagneyDog]

Is he neutered?

[Dixieland Dancer]

The dog is displaying dominace over the child. You didn't mention how old the child is but I would guess under a year if she is crawling. You must correct the dog when doing this by putting it in a time out in a sit or down position immediately when this is done. You can't wait even 10 seconds or the dog won't know the reason for the time out. Keep the dog in the sit or down for about 3 minutes, increasing the time by a minute if the behavior continues. Be consistent every time it happens.

If you don't get this under control now, when the child gets older and is walking, you could have a potential major problem on your hands.