Dear Anxious,

1. Borrow a big mean dog from somebody for a while. Next time the little monster's team loses a game, hopefully some half-rabid wolf-hybrid will take a bite out of his raised hand and fist. That will get your son the sensitivity training he desperately needs.

2. Put the kid up for adoption. You are out of your element.

3. You and your wife should sign up for some sort of painful electroshock therapy.

Crate the kid

mr_a: Dear Anxious,

1. Borrow a big mean dog from somebody for a while. Next time the little monster's team loses a game, hopefully some half-rabid wolf-hybrid will take a bite out of his raised hand and fist. That will get your son the sensitivity training he desperately needs.

2. Put the kid up for adoption. You are out of your element.

3. You and your wife should sign up for some sort of painful electroshock therapy.

Yeah, strangely enough Abby didn't mention a Vasectomy as part of her advice, the old girl must be slipping.


In all seriousness though, the last time I checked, hurting an animal is the first red flag for "future serial killer", but with clueless parents like this I wouldn't be suprised if the Dog ends up destoryed as a "dangerous animal" after he decides to stop taking this kid's crap.

Magorn: In all seriousness though, the last time I checked, hurting an animal is the first red flag for "future serial killer", but with clueless parents like this I wouldn't be suprised if the Dog ends up destoryed as a "dangerous animal" after he decides to stop taking this kid's crap.

Yes. Congratulations "Parents": you're raising a sociopath!

GAT_00: Yes, this is much worse than beating children to within an inch of their lives, the way real parents act.

You know, Not to acuse you of straw-mannin' the argument there, Lou, but I think there might just maybe be a little bit of middle ground between ignoring your child's obvious mental and emotional issues and severely abusing them. Ya know, just maybe.

I took a lot of time training my dog to make sure she wouldn't bite my toddler. That was for the toddler's safety, but also because a dog that can't maintain its composure around kids may have to be put down.

However, when the kid got older, I paid close attention to her, and every time she accidentally hurt the dog by her carelessness (accidentally stepping on a paw when the dog was lying down, for instance), I stepped in immediately and made her apologize to the dog and pet it gently. Both the dog and the child need to respect each other.

To repeat what BurnShrike said, you're the kid's freaking parent. If you're not man enough to correct your kid when your kid misbehaves, you shouldn't have become a parent in the first place. Grow a spine, drop your balls and correct your kid when he does something wrong. THAT'S YOUR F*CKING JOB, and if you can't do it now, you're in for an entire lifetime of disappointment.

Retroactive abortion time, on the parents.

Put a shock collar on the kid and zap him every time he goes for the dog.

Dear "Good Dad",

By all means, get rid of the dog. It is obviously the dog who is responsible for your child's actions and removing the dog from the environment will alleviate the aggressive tendencies of your snowflake. You may wish to consider a cat. While dogs are generally considered to be the instigator in a child's inability to handle losing, cats are often found to contribute to that child's acceptance of not winning.

When the dog is removed from the home, your child should settle down nicely and will gratefully accept losing. Thus you will not need to fear gaining his respect in any way, shape or form that comes from actual parenting. You will avoid the awful consequences that come from using any service that might help curb is violent tendencies. You will gain valuable respect among other parents in refusing to admit that your are not a parenting expert and that, sometimes, you need help when little Johnny does not turn out to be Wallace Cleaver. Instead, write a letter to a long dead newspaper advice columnist in hopes to gain some small insight into child rearing.

PS. Please inform the local authorities that you are unable to find even the most rudimentary of parenting skills.

Get a new dog.

TsarTom: Get a new dog.

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Is that one of those fancy designer mixed breeds? The chow/Yeti?

TsarTom: Get a new dog.

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Da fark is that? and how do I get it out of my furture nightmares?

I'm very glad the "get a bigger dog" angle has already been covered.

Reading the headline, I thought subby HAD to have made that up. Reading the article, I see that Abby made it up instead.

/Just too farkin' ridiculous

Diogenes: TsarTom: Get a new dog.

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Is that one of those fancy designer mixed breeds? The chow/Yeti?

Caucasian mastiff. They're no good for apartment living I'm told.

GAT_00: Yes, this is much worse than beating children to within an inch of their lives, the way real parents act.

Wha? Where did that come from?

I'm sorry about your parents.

TsarTom: Diogenes: TsarTom: Get a new dog.

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Is that one of those fancy designer mixed breeds? The chow/Yeti?

Caucasian mastiff. They're no good for apartment living I'm told.

Holy hell, I thought the Great Pyrenees was a big dog, but this guy makes him look like a purse dog:


are we sure this is an actual dog breed and not the offspring of that flying thing from the Neverending Story?

Kill your family, then yourself. Let the dog live.

2wolves: Retroactive abortion time, on the parents.

mr_a: Dear Anxious,

1. Borrow a big mean dog from somebody for a while. Next time the little monster's team loses a game, hopefully some half-rabid wolf-hybrid will take a bite out of his raised hand and fist. That will get your son the sensitivity training he desperately needs.

2. Put the kid up for adoption. You are out of your element.

3. You and your wife should sign up for some sort of painful electroshock therapy.

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This "letter" smacks of a Dear Abbey Troll. Either someone is trolling her, or she's trolling us. It just sounds made-up.

Answer: Get rid of your psycho son, especially since it's quite obvious that your dog is better behaved.

The_Sponge: Answer: Get rid of your psycho son, especially since it's quite obvious that your dog is better behaved.

Seriously. It's sad when a dog is the better person.