Oh wait, I missed the part where the mom is actually in the next room while the kid is messing with the dog.
Ugh, if it were up to me, that kid would no longer have access to any video recording devices. That would hurt him. YouTube star wannabe? Not on those terms.
(For those who may be afraid to click on the link, it's a 3 minute video of an annoying kid offering a 9-volt battery to his beautiful Basenji, and encouraging her to lick it so she shocks herself. The Basenji is very cute and very interested in playing with it, but at a few points she looks she's getting ready to really chomp down on it.)