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Ah that's difficult, were in that stage now. Trying to get the dog to chill around the kid. He will growl and then move away. So I'm not too bothered, as he saying leave me alone and then goes off himself. I figure if they kids giving him treats, he will come around eventually. Well done for getting Omar to settle, not easy!
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Yeah I think thats what helped us the most when she's started offering treats as he realised she wasn't going to hurt him. All we did was keep an eye on them so when she started getting grabby we'd call him back in with a treat and open her hand flat and we'd show her her to stroke and as soon as she started grabbing gently pull her hand away and repeat. Good luck with it
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She did go through a grabby stage of pulling his long hair on his ears which he didn't like and would run off so had to manage that teaching her to stroke not pull and reassuring him she's not going to hurt him every time she comes close as he was starting go get jumpy when she was nearby but we seem to have got through that phase pretty smoothly. The only thing we have to be careful of at the moment is he's very protective of the buggy if another dog gets close especially if they approach from behind or the side. This is even with dogs he knows and gets on with. He's not so bad when she's up in carrier so I use that for every walk that doesn't clash with a nap time. Most germs are good for them in the long run and apparently (professional opinion) children raised with animals have stronger immune systems and are far less likely to develop allergies. We try and keep everything clean but don't obsess over it and were we're almost 3 months without as much as a runny nose with Pippa🤞 I'm pretty sure raw meat isn't going to be much good for her though so that's the only area we're really fastidious about.