I have a 5 month old Rottie puppy who is doing very well . I also have a 15 month old Grandson who visits frequently . Unfortunetly these visits are getting very stressful as my puppy will not leave him alone . They are just about the same height and my puppy is constantly licking his face , following him around and being far to playful . The puppy has a crate and a safe place to go , my Grandson is not allowed to touch his toys etc .
How can I stop this behaviour before an incident happens . Please help !!!
Thank you
Sarah

I think the obvious answer is that you need to stop allowing it to happen :-)

Depending on how excited the dog is I would consider keeping him on a lead at the start of a visit if necessary so you can keep him calm, if that just gets him frustrated then I would keep him in a different room and only allow interaction when it is all calm and on your terms. If you can have your GS in a high chair or sat at the table doing something and then let the dog in it would be less tempting for the dog than having a toddler to follow about.
I would also keep the dog on harness and tab lead and physically stop him when he starts to pester your GS. remove him and give the dog an alternative, ie tell him to sit/down and reward, send him into his crate (and reward) have a stuffed kong or a favourite toy in his crate ( I wouldn't let the dog have any food items too close to the child in case he is tempted to start guarding) and encourage him to play with that and ignore the child. I would try and reward him whenever he ignores your GS, you may want them to have a good relationship but at their relevant age and sizes I think aiming for them being calm and leaving each other alone would be my goal ATM.
good luck!

Simple answer, 'Child/dog gates' = segregation, with contact.

Strict supervision of short greetings and interaction, then separate again.

I have a grandchild who is 23 months old and always separate her from the dogs when she is at my house. I have a part of the kitchen/conservatory that is gated off when she comes to visit so she is never with the dogs at all except on the other side of the gate.

My dogs are child friendly and would quite happily mix with her but I would never take the chance whilst she is so young and unable to understand how to interact with the dogs in the proper manner. One of the dogs is a large breed and could easily knock her off her feet by accident and possibly frighten her - I want her to feel at ease around the dogs and to be safe.

Far better to be safe than sorry - pups and little children don't understand the rules of safe interaction so it's our job to ensure the safety of both.

Rotties as pups are very inquisitive they need to be around people so if you are exited around your grandson which is normal hes going to feel the same...(mummy loves seeing him id best greet him the same)hecan only learn from you and your actions so if I were you id keep him behind a gate whilst your grandson comes in and for a good hour to let him calm himself...then bring your puppy out on a lead a short one and get him sitting and sit your grandson on your lap...(puppy on the floor) he needs to know your grandson is a higher ranking than he is right from the start...rotties are smart he'll learn this quick but at the same time you don't want resentment so id make sure its a 5 minute meeting maybe even just 3...don't use a squueky voice use a calm voice and say good boy when you get the good behaviour...

its always best to(with any breed might I add)supervise children with dogs and puppies,for the safety of both...
your pup is just exited to see a play mate that's all but you don't want him knocking him over by mistake and getting to his teen stage and trying his luck with your grandson you want that to be with you!!! so u can set him damn well staright

good luck im sure youll be fine x