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There are heaps of kids around the world that like dogs, and puppies; but unfortunately, kids don’t always do the right thing when interacting with a dog or a puppy: as some kids are very full on whenever they are around dogs, and what I have noticed is these kids get these dogs all stirred up and excited.

Also this reaction from a dog is perfectly acceptable to a kid when they are wanting the dogs to do it, but what happens when the kid decide that they no longer want the dog jumping up all over them? All of the sudden in the child’s eyes the dog is bad, and the kid may decide that they want to correct the dog.

I also imagine from a dog’s point of view that this is confusing, as how can things be alright to do one minute, and the next it isn’t? As from my point of view, it is easier for a person to simply stop doing what is really causing the problem than it is to rely heavily on punishments whenever it suddenly becomes unacceptable. The next thing is how do adults handle the problem, and what is the right thing to say to the child? As the real problem here isn’t the child, and nor is it the dog’s but what the child is doing with the dog.

Also sometimes when I go out in public I sometimes become aware that some children’s parents, and also their grandparents can say some really nasty thoughtless things to their children, and there is no wonder that there are some children who seem to shut down when an adult is either asking them to do something or telling them to do something. As the child doesn’t want to hear nor do what an adult tells them to do. This reaction from a child can also be frustrating to the adult, and so what can be done?

To answer this I heard a professional dog trainer tell people that instead of always saying “no” to our dogs we should give them things to do that are more acceptable and just thinking about this I thought the same could also be said about kids as instead of saying “no” to them or telling them off give them something constructive and more acceptable to do.

Then thinking about this situation, I think that what is more acceptable is: knowing what sort of games people can play with a dog and this sort of knowledge can also be passed down to children or other people, as whenever a person has visitors coming the dog’s owner can then organise a time when their visitors as well as them can play with the dog. As what I’m suggesting is that kids as well as adults need to learn better ways to interact with dogs, and playing games with dogs can make our interactions fun and exciting.

Playing games with our dogs can also be very rewarding in several ways, as this can strengthen the bond between owner and dog; as well as being a good way to get their dog socialised as it will get the dog to associate doing something that is pleasant with other people. It also teaches people better and more enjoyable ways to gain control over a dog and it also gets the dog to focus and take better notice when they hear commands.

For more information about kids and dogs, and what they can do with dogs and puppies, and why they shouldn’t do certain things with a dog or a puppy I recommend reading the info from this website that tells people more about this topic and the website is:

http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_SafeKidsSafeDogs_1.php

Also another website about playing games with dogs that I found informative is:

http://www.wagntrain.com/Games.htm

And here’s another informative website:

http://101-dog-training-tips.com/Puppy_Training/Puppy_Biting.shtml