hi everyone me again just hope you can advise me.hope in right catergory as its more about my daughter.i've been training my new pup which i picked up on friday(7th)just gone and everything is going well she has settled nicely,house training going well no mishaps as yet,i've read the bite stops here and it works well but not when my daughter is around as so dog mad and still excited that the pup doesn't listen at all so pup nips at her and won't leave her alone.i know its my daughter doing apart from starting to clicker train daughter or sticking her in crate instead lol(i am only joking)but i just need some advice to try and calm my daughter down she is 2yrs old and normally calm but just fascinated with pup,the pup dosent do it with my 4yr old soon pup just licks him to death and then they both lose interest but not with my daughter they are always supervised ALL THE TIME if anyone can help will be most appreciated
hope that i've made sense of the situation
nessa

Unfortunately you have a problem that will not get better until your daughter is out of the equation. :-( That sounds harsh, but she is stimulating the puppy who sees her as a litter mate and will treat her as one. That includes biting her and chasing her.

She is possibly a bit young but you could start by telling her that she won't be allowed near the puppy until she is quiet ;-) A bit like teaching pup that it is not good to jump up and bark just because someone has come in the door :-p If you keep the puppy in the cage until daughter is sitting quietly, and putting daughter out of the room (or on the naughty step ;-) ) if she misbehaves once the pup is let loose, you might see a difference.

This is one of the reasons that some breeders won't sell to families with very young children.

ETA: Wen my 3 year old granddaughter comes to visit she is the one in the cage, not the dogs. :-D Her choice, I might add, not ours. :-p

My niece (3 now) used to come into the office and fall asleep in the dog bed. The dog would sit looking at her and me as if to say - get her out I want to get in!!
We always drummed into visiting children whan the puppy is in the crate you leave him alone he is in his bedroom and needs a sleep, the dog bed however was first come first served. Ive no advice re pup and baby I never mixed the two.

Ive no advice re pup and baby I never mixed the two.
I'm afraid me neither.  I wouldn't let a puppy go to a home with two children that young for exacly the difficulties that you're having.  I sympathise with your problem.  Maybe you could ask your breeder for advice if they thought is was a good situation?

It is a case of rewarding your child when they are calm around the dog i.e a sticker chart or something. Excitable children around dogs will make the dog really hyper. My children were not allowed to be hyper around our dogs or they were put in another room and missed out on all the fun ;-)

Children have to be taught how to behave around animals including dogs.   My children grew up from being in a pram with dogs around, there were very strict rules and still are, even though they are now grown up themselves and it is now the grandchildren that visit and now I have to repeat the lessons again :) but with patience and explanations as to why, even at the age of 2, they soon learn, 2 year olds are as bright as buttons.   But it is time consuming to have to keep dropping everything and intervene, but it works.

child gates and crates are very handy things.
other thing that we found helpful to stop our first pup nipping was to spray our clothes with bitter apple antichew spray. vile vile stuff that most pups do not want in mouth, quite harmless though. 

i have to agree,you need to put some strong rules in place for your child.I have a 5 month old newfie and a 4yr old daughter and a 2 and a half yr old daughter,i had to be strict,they knew that when stan needs a sleep,they leave him alone,also for a good hour before and after food he needs peace and quiet.They know what is and is not acceptable.I used a reward chart for my youngest,i also rewarded stan as well!!!
Now we are all happy,stan has become my youngest best friend and also her very own pillow,and they both love nothing more than a good run around the garden and then they snuggle up on the floor together for a doze. It is hard work with two young kids,but you can and will do it
good luck

hi weimed thanks for your input is this bitter apple antichew spray available at pet shops or on line

hi joanne 1000 i agree with all that you have mentioned and my daughter cannot get to pups sleeping quarters thanks tostair gates and crates,it is only when they pup is out of crate and having play sessions have invested in wall chart and other exciting rewards.i know when i crack it they will be the best of friends.
thanks everyone for your in put

hi joanne 1000 i agree with all that you have mentioned and my daughter cannot get to pups sleeping quarters thanks tostair gates and crates,it is only when they pup is out of crate and having play sessions have invested in wall chart and other exciting rewards.i know when i crack it they will be the best of friends.
thanks everyone for your in put

The reward chart for your child is a brilliant idea, if you can only allow her near your pup when calm that will be fantastic for both of them, along with a dog gate and seperate area for your pup that will work well.

The trouble is you have two babies here, both play differently, pups use teeth, claws, tugging and practise play fighting, which is all normal for their instinctual survival. Children also tug, pull, mouthe and smack and use high vocals which will excite a dog, cause prey drive, or frighten it,  both can get hurt and scared by the other, until your child is old enough to understand a dog is a different species (which she can't at two) it is best to keep them seperate, apart from the calm interactions that you are working on. :-)

That is exactly what I drum into prospective owners with children.  if I have any doubts as to them understanding this they can't have puppy.

I don't have no kids rules when homing as I had my own first two dogs with young children/babies, but ensure they understand the management issues.