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I completely agree!! I KNOW Baxter.  He is almost 3 yrs old and has never even so much looked at us the wrong way.  He LOVES ppl and kids.  I have a 4 yr old nephew and a 2 yr old niece and they have both been around him and he is fine. 

What happened the other night was a complete accident and I am not ready to give up my dog for it.  I know there is going to be some training that I need to go through with ALL the dogs and Payton.  But I am willing to do that and only after that will I even consider another option if it looks like it would be better but not until than which I dont forsee happening. 

Just wanted to let everyone know that Baxter is back home from th vet. 

I am wondering how my Husband is going to be with him when he returns home from work?!?

After last nights events, my husband ws talking to his MOTHER about it.  Now dont get me wrong but my MIL and I get along fine but now he is trying to talk my husband into making me get rid of the dogs!!!!

I am livid!!   I know it probably worries her about what happened last night but she doesnt understand.  She told him that they had a dog for a year when he was two and the dog "bit" him.  Which I found out was a nip because she had broken her leg and he grabbed it.  She immediatley had the dog put down. 

How do I let him see that having the dogs around the baby is a great thing?  He said that maybe we should talk about it and see our options but there is no other option for me. I grew up with dogs and was fine why cant my daughter.  He said that we have 3 options. 

1. Make all 3 outside dogs. (They have never been outside a full day in their lives)
2. Downsize (Get rid of two and only keep one)
3. Get rid of all of them together and wait until Payton is older to get a dog. 

Which is funny because his mother just sent me an email telling me those three things.  This means that she is telling him he needs to do this. Not just 3 days ago he was telling me how great it was going to be that our daughter wasnt going to be scared of dogs because she is growing up with them.

HELP!!!!

Thank you everyone for advice.  I very much appreciate it. 

After posting last night hubby and I had a long talk.  We came to the conclusion that probably Baxter thought my husband was Buble who loves to jump up on Baxter's back.
Baxter will sometimes growl at Buble when he does this.

Not that it was okay for Baxter to have bitten hubby.  We also took him into the vet this morning to make sure that he isnt sick or hurt.  We are waiting to pick him up after they evaluate him. 

Do you wipe out th mineral oil after you clean their ears or leave whatever excess there and they shake it out?
Probably a dumb question!!

Well Boo Boo and Baxter met Payton for the first time this evening. I decided to do it right after I had fed her so she wouldnt be fussy. It went alright.  Buble was more interested in pulling her blanket off of her and Baxter just smelled her and then wouldnt come near her.

Well I introduced Bell to Payton tonight.  She didnt act like I thought she would. I was sure tha tshe would be in love with her but instead she is a little leary of her. 

I held Payton and let Bell out of her crate and brought her to the den.  I let her smell a blanket that Payton has been using today and then she came over to Payton.  She smelled her legs and hands.  I wouldnt let her get to close to her face yet.  I just kept praising her telling her how good a=she was and then Payton cried and that was enough for Bell.  She went and got right back in her crate. 

How do yall think she will be with her? She wasnt ugly just a little concerned.