My little guy (a maltese) does that with little kids too. He's great with my younger siblings and my boyfriend's younger nieces and nephews but around other children, he's vicious. At first I thought he was just really excited to see them because his tail was wagging like crazy (which I assumed meant he was happy) but he jumped and nipped at my little cousin's shirt and that's when I realized he doesn't like little kids.
It's hard for me because I have a huge extended family with tons of little children. I supervise them carefully when they're with him so I don't think anyone's harm him before.
I'm going to be following this post because any advice you share with the OP is advice I will be taking too! Thanks. |