Originally Posted by
dogmom
On a side note, the most control I have over the dogs (which isn't much) is when I feed them. I have always been paranoid about food aggression in dogs and kids. I want my dogs to sit put while my kids pry open their mouths to get something. I had both my kids learn to feed the dogs, including the sit and stay command, since they were 2. It quickly got the "kids are over you" message across to them. I also had to be very vigilant with stairs and excitable dogs in the am. Somehow I manage to institute a lane system for going down the stairs.