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Originally Posted by tenor  I wasnt asking to be judged just some advice on the situation, you do not know me! I would never ever would have thought he would be doing this to this dog, as being farmers we have many many animals on the property and not like this to any other of the animals, cats, dogs, etc!
the Jack russel is NOT my pet, we are looking after it for a friend of ours, not only is this jack russel 12 years old, he wouldnt hurt a fly!
my husband and I have come to agreement to the biting situation.
Maybe Im making it sound worse than it is,
my son does enjoy this yorkie, hes just trying to play with her, not be mean! |
No one is judging you...you are doing what you know regarding animals. It's just small toy breeds are totally different. It takes a different kind of training. Kids need to be taught and reminded how to treat animals. If I were you I'd tell your son that if he can't treat this dog in a respectful way then he can't play with any of the animals. Threaten to give them to homes where little kids will love them gently. Just tell him in a "matter of fact" tone.
I had a similar experience with my nephew age 7. He'd been around all his grandparents horses, dogs and cats and treated them nicely. But, when I brought them Boomer (he was my sister's family dog at first) My nephew changed and started being rough and getting in his face...etc. We all know what happens to dogs that are antagonized...they become aggressive. After a month...we realized that he was jealous of Boomer.I took Boomer back and their going to get a dog in a few years. Maybe your son is jealous of the new dog?