How can I socialize my puppy around KIDS (all he does is bark!)?

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So one of my puppes basically barks really loudly and incessantly at small kids, she's NOT aggressive she's only 4 months old and her barking is just trying to get attention, her tails wags out of control and her ears lie flat back and her tongue lolls out totally relaxed, she just gets really excited. She does this around dogs and bigger humans too but we manage to control it enough to tell her to sit and soon after she's just kissing and rolling over totally submissive. 
But since she barks like crazy to kids, they get scared and their parents get protective (understandble) 
But she barks so loud and crazy that she can't hear me when I give her commands and she won't respond to leash corrections.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

She is not going to harm anyone, shes just being a puppy. All young dogs do this. The best thing for the kid/ large dog problem, is to have her spend time with them,she will have to accept them, she will adjust. All puppy's bark. they need and want too.  This maybe  said to be best time to train your young dog, and it is, but its also the hardest. You should take her to a closed, quiet area, with no distractions, and train her there. give her treats or praise when she does what shes told. Then , bring a kid, and see what happens!

♥ I love my Puppy!!♥ · Answer

My best advice is to tell the kids to ignore her and get her to sit for a while until she calms down and maybe have one kid at a time come over if they want to pet her.

You can also buy a gentle leader that goes over her face, and do what I do, which is just walk her in a circle a few times until she calms down and repeat it every time she gets excited. It usually works for my dogs, and they will usually just behave just because they don't like having the gentle leader on their head.

Anonymous · Answer

this is my pup all over :L she just wants to mess around she's at the stage of exploring alot not being able to stay still for long because she wants to play she's just full of energy take her for runs or fetch the ball to make sure shes out of energy and she will be sleepy and she will sleep hopfully for 2 3 hours she will calm down alot after a few weeks

ladystang · Answer

training, exercise and socialization
leash and correct

take to trainer and learn how to train

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How can I socialize my puppy around KIDS (all he does is bark!)?

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