Dog Accompanies 3-Year-Old Boy During Timeout So He Won’t Feel Lonely

Courtesy of Jillian Marie Smith

Parents adopt a variety of disciplinary measures when their children misbehave. When one Ohio mother decided her son needed to be on timeout to reflect on his unacceptable behavior, she didn’t expect the family’s dog would join his little owner.

Jillian Marie Smith sentenced her 3-year-old son, Peyton, to timeout in January 2020 after he got into a fight with his 5-year-old sister Ryleigh and hit her. Smith had originally given Peyton two options: either to stay in his room or have a timeout. He chose the latter.