Originally Posted by
Laura
What I am not fine with is his behavior around some other family members. He can be incredibly gentle with some kids (2yo niece, 3yo niece, 8yo niece) but he bullies my 7yo nephew. Of course, my nephew acts like a puppy by chasing and running from the dog, playing down on the floor/ground. We've talked repeatedly about acting like a puppy and being treated like a puppy and that is how puppies play. I've essentially told him (and his mother) that if he continues to play that way, Theo will continue to grab him by the shirt (or arm-ouch!), throw him down, and try to wrestle with him. Reaching over him usually is met with an open mouth going in the direction of the wrist, with the exception of me reaching for his head. I've talked to everyone about how to approach him, petting his chest rather than over his head due to that. But we are to the point now where every time my sister reaches towards him to pet him, he mouths her. With a toy in his face, he will sit and let her pet him.
So what do I do about his mouthing? How do I break that with other people? I don't feel like it is an aggressive thing, but I still need to fix it.