What are some effective ways to get my kids to warm up to out new puppy?
What are some effective ways to get my kids to warm up to out new puppy? Dogs Training Discussions
We adopted a puppy almost a week ago and while she is obedient she is still a puppy and her hyperactivity scares the kids ages 3 & 6. The kids have always been scared of animals because their exposure to them has been very limited, not because of any incidents. After almost a week the kids have shown little signs that they have warmed to her. We have to keep a gate up to divide the house, for example, while I cook dinner the kids go in their room and play while the dog hangs out with my husband and I. When dinner is ready the puppy goes in to the part of the house with the bedrooms while the kids come up to the dining/living room area. They will co-mingle in the back yard but only if an adult has the dog on a leash. They scream and run away whenever the puppy gets too close or tries to jump on them. We are training the puppy not to jump but it in the meantime it scares the kids when she does it. What are some ways I can get the kids to understand the puppy and be calmer with her?