It sounds like the dog has a strong prey drive...and is chased the kid onto the table just like my dogs tree squirrels.
It also sounds like the dog is feeding off the children's energy. Some dogs can't handle excitement...they will redirect the energy into aggression .My older dog can't handle other dogs playing...he will try to get aggressive. He would probably do the same thing around kids as well...we call him the "fun police" because he gets upset if anyone's having too much fun.
The above people have some great advice. I think you are going to have to exercise all of the pent up energy out of him and then work with your children. And like others said, you are probably going to need to teach your children to act calm around the dog and not react to him. No reaction='s No fun picking on the kids.
A lot of times, if you give a dog something to chase, he's going to chase it. Your kids need to start looking more dominant than prey-like. They need to start ignoring him when he gets excited, and you probably need to remove him from the room/situation if he starts to act out...until he calms down again.
I would say, right now, the dog definitely thinks he is alpha over the kids and he's being a bully. |