Do You Put A Puppy Up For Adoption If...

[pastafreak]

...it's nippy with children.
I came across an ad for a beagle/collie cross...14 weeks old. It 'hates my son and nephew'.
So it has to go...is this right? Are they giving up on this pup way, way too soon. I thought most pups were nippy. Curious.

[Baldric]

Not if you know anything about training you don't....

[woofgang]

If they are that blooming stupid the pup is better off elsewhere.

[ummmm]

Yes. The poor thing needs to be trained. And the age of the children and responsibility of the parents should be taken into account. So many parents let their little ones climb over dogs like they are toys.

[pastafreak]

Lol...I was thinking the same woof. It's just a tiny thing too.

[cashier]

The pup will be better off with someone who cares for it and won't get tired of it.

[Cloverjo]

Depends how nippy, and the age of the children. If they’re babies or toddlers it might be best to find the dog a new home.

[douglas9401]

Re-homing is surely preferable to the alternative.

[jakep]

The children need training in how to respect the puppy.
I suspect pup can be turned around in a sensible environment.

[jourdain2]

It's up to the parents to train the children how to behave with the puppy i.m.o.. I saw my grandson poking a stick at my mongrel terrier and intervened sharply (also telling daughter that if the dog bit it was the child's fault). 8 years later dog adores children, especially tiny ones. (He's still iffy with other male dogs, having been attacked.)

To answer question: if this ad. is correct then the owner doesn't understand animals and the dog is probably better off being rehomed - the earlier the better. Puppies are nippy/chewy, but soon learn. This sounds different. I rather pity the replacement, docile puppy.

[riptide]

Sounds to me better for the puppy to be rehomed. Puppy’s need to be trained as do young children with them. I volunteered in Rescue for a while and we would never rehome any puppy or dog with young children. Poor thing, let it go to people who have experience with these things.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah call it a day

a neighbour asked me if he should take in a shar pei with small children - and I said they are chinese fighting dogs for chrissakes

as for training - leave that to the teachers !
oh you mean the dogs - sorry sorry

[lankeela]

I have an eleven week old puppy that weighs just over 2kg (bred him myself) and I have to play the distraction game when he bites my feet as I walk from the bedroom to the bathroom - teeth like needles and it hurts more to pull the foot away than to let him hang on - it won't last long and it is all part of puppy play. I suspect a lot of pups will be up for rehoming because unsuitable people have got them during lockdown without any thought to how they will manage when they go back to work or just how much attention puppies need.

[pixie374]

//It 'hates my son and nephew'.// that is a very strong thing to say about such a young dog. Either they are not understanding, or the puppy is exceptionally aggressive. It would be unusual, although not impossible, in such a young dog. But the way it is worded does sound more than just puppyness. Either way, it is probably better off elsewhere.

[woofgang]

pixie, I suspect its the people just not understanding the dog and/or the children are allowed to torment it. As you say better out of there.