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We enlisted the help of renowned animal behavior expert Dr. Suzanne Hetts. She runs the Behavior Education Network out of Littleton.
"There's this real myth out there that when dogs don't do well with children that the reason for it is because the dog is trying to dominate the child," Hetts said.
Hetts says that myth is simply not true.
"The primary reason why dogs don't do well with either babies or toddlers or older children is because they're afraid of them," Hetts said.
Remember, dogs spend most of their lives living on the floor. All of a sudden, when there's a baby crawling around, a dog's mood will start to change.
"For dogs, babies are very unpredictable and scary little creatures," Hetts said.
For starters, babies usually come up to a dog's eye level. They behave in unpredictable ways, they make loud noises and they tend to be jerky. It's scary stuff for a pup.
"We hear people say all the time, 'My dog will tolerate anything with my child,'" Hetts said
Hetts says it's important for parents not to think that way. Dogs can't talk, but if you read their body language, they are trying to tell you something.
"Very often the dogs are fearful, they're anxious, they're frozen in time. Sort of like they're trying to hold it together but they don't know what's going on," Hetts said.
Hetts recommends you work with your dog and child to create expectations. For instance, when your baby crawls toward your dog let your dog know that's OK and there is no harm.
Hetts says you should also never let your baby crawl on your dog's back like it's trying to ride it.
"Not a good idea to allow your baby to hop on the back of a dog," Hetts said.
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