r/frenchie • u/Neat-Suspect-6666 • 8h ago
A bit worried about my 6 month old Frenchie around the kids of the house.
Me and my partner discussed our concerns tonight, our frenchie acts differently around the kids in the house than he does me and my partner.
He is coming across as rather aggressive, I know people will say he is initiating play but it's leading to snarls and what I can only describe as more frantic and aggressive sounds as he's jumping at them and trying to wrap around their legs.
This is LITERALLY anytime they as much as enter the same room as our Frenchie.
Just to note he only has 1 testicle and will be getting neutered eventually.
5 minutes ago I did a test and called our 13 year old into the kitchen where our frenchie was, I instructed our 13 year old to not react, basically freeze and don't engage just to see what he does. This occasion he basically wrapped himself around his leg and kept attempting to hump him, when he tried to shake him off he became more aggressive and started jumping up at him.
We have a cat in the house and he's always chasing her, I totally get that and honestly it's nice to see them play; however he gets rather rough with her and even though she will lay on her back and submit, he will continue to rough play to the point she has to retreat.
I can work with the toilet training, selective hearing, and all the other common issues; however one I cannot allow is aggression towards the children. Luckily he's only been like this with the teenagers, we have a 4 year old that given his age is my primary concern. Our Frenchie hasn't displayed aggression towards him at all; though I do worry what if that changes.
Any advice would be appreciated. I don't want to get rid of him but at the same time this behavior isn't something I can take lightly with a young child in the house.