Young Child Mean to Puppy

[Nyoibo]

Yeah, that kind of behavior needs to stop fast, because iether puppy power is going to get sick of it, or kid brother's going to do it to someone elses dog, which may not be as good natured, either way it'll end up with kid brother bleeding.

Which in itself may not be a bad thing, however the outcome for the dog involved isn't so good.

[RetailWorkhorse]

...however the outcome for the dog involved isn't so good.

Yeah, Puppy would have to cross state lines FAST in order to get away from that. Had to do that with Mom's First Child (Sasha was an AKC Spitz, with papers and she was rescued from a horrible man that beat her almost to death. In order for the guy to give up the dog she had to be taken to a vet by a neighbour and treated, Guy refused to repay the bill so Neighbour transferred Sasha out of the county and when she was physically healed she was given to Mom).

[42_42_42]

I know spanking isn't popular these days, but my immediate response is that each time your brother hurts the dog, he needs to be put over the knee of whatever adult is around and given a sound spanking.

[Mishi]

That's what I did to my little brother after a few incidents when he was 8 or so, because our mother didn't see it as a problem. I got in a lot of trouble for smacking him and then explaining what he'd done wrong + why he shouldn't do it ever again. It was worth all the stress and arguments as he's now a responsible pet owner and is very gentle with all animals.

[wolfie]

Yeah, that kind of behavior needs to stop fast, because iether puppy power is going to get sick of it, or kid brother's going to do it to someone elses dog, which may not be as good natured, either way it'll end up with kid brother bleeding.

Another possibility is that kid brother is going to do it to someone else's dog, where the OWNER may not be as good-natured as you are.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

I second using the dog-training techniques on the kid. Modified where necessary, naturally, but still. Psychology is surprisingly similar.
The boy may yet be not-a-sociopath, but something needs to be done now.
Give your puppy a hug from me, he's such a good boy.

[Seraph]

I know spanking isn't popular these days, but my immediate response is that each time your brother hurts the dog, he needs to be put over the knee of whatever adult is around and given a sound spanking.

I was about to say this. When done in a loving, firm manner, spanking is not an abuse, it's discipline. My littlest one was mean to one of the cats recently...I caught her pulling Victoria's tail. I scolded her out hardcore, and told her if she did it again, I'd spank her. Well, she did, and I saw her, so I promptly picked her up, told her what she did was wrong, and gave her two firm spanks. She never did it again.

If you do try spanking, make sure little bro realizes what he's being spanked for, and that you aren't doing it out of sheer anger. Combine it with a timeout to ponder upon what he's done, and hopefully he'll realize soon that abusing animals = bad thing.