| Re: Schutzhund... is it a good idea with a child in the house?
Wow... I find that incredibly ridiculous that you think that it is at ALL acceptable for a dog to get close enough to a child to "repeatedly scratch him". In my books, darn right that gets a "grrr"!!!
Here's an option you could have tried: LEASH YOUR PUPPY TO YOU!!! In dozens of threads here you would see that this is a common way to ensure that you know exactly where your puppy is at all times, what he is doing at all times, and making sure that he is not GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FAIL...which in this case would be scratching this child.
Yes, puppies should socialize, but they should NEVER be given the opportunity to hurt a child, whether it's accidentally or not. Feel free to read my posts where I have explained countless times to people how I have ensured that my three children (aged 8, 5 and 1.5 years old) have been socialized with my 6 month puppy without EVER getting harmed by him. It's WORK.
Double grrrrr..... |