Was doing dinner earlier and my son and the dogs were in the living room which i can see from the kitchen. Micky & Tyler were on the sofa and the other 2 lying on the floor, my son crawled over to Jade and petted her on the head and she growled and nipped his face. There is a red mark and he cried loads what should i do? Should she go back or was it just a one off. The OH will blame it all on me and say its my fault for not watching them im dreading him getting in and having to tell him.

details , did jade have a toy , food etc.

How long has your son been crawling for?  For many dogs (I had one) the transition between helpless baby and crawler is a big one and somewhat scarey for them :(  I wouldn't tell the dog off - but work on making associations with the baby only pleasant ones, especially when he's crawling and she's ignoring him - so plenty of praise and rewards under those sorts of circumstances.

You have an unknown quantity in your new Lurcher, I would think that the last thing you could do at this time is to leave your crawling baby with a dog you don't really know ;)  I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, but from what you've written, it sounds like you were too far away to have prevented it, what if she'd done more than nipped him?  and let's face it from what you've previously written she is big enough to do some serious damage if she wanted.  For her sake and your son's/other children's, please don't leave them in the same room unsupervised, this means you have to be where they are, not on the other side of the room or 'in the kitchen' ;)

Perhaps you could use a dog/baby gate to allow her to socailise but not not be with the children if your not actually with them.  and If you have to go upstairs then the dogs shouldn't be left with a young child unattended anyway.

Sorry if this isn't what you want to hear, but an ounce of prevention is worth more than a ton of regret ;)
Edited to say I've just reread and it was 'the dogs' in the living room with your son, what if one of the others had defended your son and a fight had broken out, right over him?  he could have been badly hurt I would recommend either taking the dogs with you into the kitchen or your child, never leave a young child alone with dogs, its asking for trouble ;)

Regards
Dill

how old is the dog ?

how old is your son ?

is the dog older ? because alot of dogs when a baby is brought into the home do not understand what is going on all they know is this very loud thing has been brought into the home and it gets more attention then the dog sometimes making the dog jealous. ive never had to deal with that because i dont have children but i have read the way to combat this is to have the child on your knee and the dog sitting on the floor in front of you and pat the dog let the dog sniff the child but keep the child well protected incase the dog bites. the dog needs to learn about your child if you keep them apart all the time and your dog shut out it will only get worse as the dog will just get more jealous but ofcourse your sons safety comes first so just make sure you are near your son when the dog is by and even try for a little while when you let them interact that the dog is on a lead that you have a hold of first give them 5 mins togeather and keep upping the time that they are togeather until the dog settles.

also if your dog is elderly he may never except the child if the dog was younger as you child got older he would want to play but some elderly dogs dont want to play they just want to spend their retirement in peace and quite

what was your son doing when he was biten

Slee,

Take a look here    and you'll understand my answer better! ;)

The dog in question is NEW to the houshold and is a large 8 month old Lurcher ;)

I have always wondered what happens when you have children, as i haven't yet i was brought up with a yorkie and a goldie and things were fine. Surely it depends on the dogs nature i am sure others will disagree. When my 5 month old nephew came to stay Tyler smelt him and licked him, at first he laughed then the licks were a little too sloppy and he begun to cry so Tyler then left him alone, they have a small dog at home. I would of thought dogs would go on scent. Although i would never leave my dog alone with a small child i do know he can be trusted, we have come across many in the park and his bahaviour always changes for the better. Sorry i have no advice but i am interested in people experiences.

dogs and children should never be left un-attended obviously your son is quite young if he is only crawling and he wont know when i dog wants him to move so could seriously get hurt. I also agree that your others could of stuck up for your son and your son and/or your dogs been seriously hurt. Everyone learns from their mistakes.

That means she is an adolescent puppy.  Nort surprised the baby worries her.  I have found young and older dogs very afraid of baby puppies let alone h8uman pupies, until they get used to them.  She gave the baby a growl, which meant back off, the baby didn't and got a warning nip.  The pup doesn't know the baby doesn't understand 'plain dog' this is why supervision of children and dogs is so necesary as misunderstadings, with unpleasant consequences can occur.

i definately wont be leaving them together again, for those who asked there wasnt any food or toys in the room. they have there dogs on walks and in the garden.