Thanks for the advice. He however does not care if he hurts himself. It just makes his fit bigger and stronger, and he will still do it the next time. Which is the problem, as I said I generally try to walk away and ignore it but his saftey IS at risk because he pays no mind to whats in front of him when he throws his fit. Coffee table, fireplace ledge, banister railings, sliding doors, etc, etc, etc. You get the point. If he's in the middle of the floor with nothing unsafe infront of him, by all means wail away, and Ill leave the room. If he were my own child, I would probably be more willing to allow him to throw his fit and possibly injure himself a little more than he has, and turn purple and faint, but I'm pretty sure no one pays their childcare worker to let their kids get that upset when they're in their care, family or not. Walking away out of the room has not done anything but increase the strength and length of his fits slowly over time, for the last 3 months. When he gets really bad I place him in his playpen where I know he can safely throw his fit for how ever long he needs to, but his mother prefers if I don't use that method often, so I can't make it a regular thing. I however do not talk to him, look at him or direct any attention towards him when I stay in the room. Unless I notice he's getting too upset or hurting himself. Like I said, it works to pick him up and place him in my lap and hold him still. He freaks out since he dislikes being held unless he's tired, or hurt, then he eventually calms down and I let him back down to play and he'll be good again for a while. Also, I know terrible twos isn't reserved soley for two year olds, I was just meaning that in my personal experience with 10+ kids his age, this type of tantrum combined with his generally violent nature (the hitting, kicking and pinching/biting when he's angered in the slightest) hasn't been seen in most kids until they're 2 or older. I've seen the tantrums, and the hitting, but not this extreme and not so put together. Thats all I meant. Thanks again though, for your input.

This is one of those cases where the child needs special attention. Attention that goes further than a teacher/child relationship. From what I understand, this kid doesn't just bite, he hits, pushes, grabs things from the other kids, destroys projects that the kids are working on, etc. He has physically hurt children as well as the adults, and doesn't have any compassion for the children when they cry and beg him not to do this. His parents have been to the school to go on field trips, and such. They seem like they are trying to work with this kid, but there is something about him, that just isn't right. He seems to enjoy making the other kids cry, or he wouldn't be smiling when he does this. Also, from what I have heard, he gets plenty of attention, he demands it. More attention than any other kids in the class, so it can't be that he feels neglected by the staff and kids. I know that my son likes to make friends, he doesn't like to make people cry, in fact he'll go out of his way to help you stop crying. He likes to share, and he would never intentionally harm anyone like this. If you would have seen what this kid did to my baby, you would have called him evil too. Jainie

Do NOT let him get away with this. Do not allow it. My dog, when I was younger did this and we got bit a lot. He even did it with tennis balls. When we got another dog, the other died, I was older and every time she would eat, my hand would be in her bowl and I would move it away occasionally. I would also pick it up and then give it back to her after a minute. I was determined not to go through food aggression again! My dog wouldn't bite if you smacked her in the face with a chicken leg but prevention is the key. When you put the food down. Tell him to sit or lie down. Hold it above the floor, keeping eye contact, hold it there for a minute. When YOU'RE ready, put it down. Maybe pick it up a few times before he can get to it. Make sure you stand between him and the food. Block him for a while. Only let him eat when you decide it's okay. If he starts growling, step between him and the food. Tell him to drop it. Don't sound excited, just be very firm. You may need tough shoes or a garbage can lid. No stick or anything! Keep at it and it should stop. The dominant dogs in the pack eat first. AFTER they're done, then they move away. Even if a lower dog made the kill, the dominant dog will move in and take the kill. The insubordinates will move aside. Your dog isn't respectful of your dominance if he's challenging you. If this is his nature, then you just have to be persistent. The problem may stem from other situations. Does he get down from the couch when you say to? Does he beg even if you say no? Is he pulling on the leash? People may disagree on the importance of this but just think, what if your dog gets into some chocolate? How would you be able to yoink it out of his mouth? Teaching him to "drop it" is very important for this kind of purpose. If I don't know where my dog got something and don't know what it is, I tell her to drop it and some times she doesn't but I have no objections from her when I reach into her mouth to pull it out. Take the food away from him some times and give it back. Display your dominance. If he senses that you're a strong leader, than he'll realize he doesn't have a chance of pushing you aside. Animals pick on the weak. All these things need to be a constant practice so that he doesn't forget and it's not stressful for him.

Did your vet not suggest you seek further help?? It's apparent he's not capable of treating the problem so call him and ask for a referral to a neurologist. If you don't have one in your area, find the nearest veterinary university and take him there. Your dog could have had back pain a year ago when he started biting. I would not be concerned about the biting but definitely worried about his mobility. The longer you wait to have the problem taken care of the less his chance of recovery. As mwoods said, he's probably in a lot of pain. Start making phone calls tomorrow until you can find a specialist and get him in ASAP. Try not to move him unless absolutely necessary and if he'll use it, fix up an area near his bed with some pee pads so he won't have to be taken outside.