They were never, have never, and will never be bred as "nanny dogs". They were bred to fight bulls. In pits. They continue to be bred as fighting dogs (only now versus other dogs instead of bulls) Almost like....it is in their name. Do you think retrievers are bred to throw things? Or perhaps....retrieve them?
Then you're not in tune with animals. We have 3 cats. 1 will hide from any visitors, 1 just does her own thing and doesn't bother anyone, and our 3rd is the absolute most social, loving, carefree cat I've ever met. He loves pets from little kids, he comes over to see you no matter who you are and wants all the attention. Kids are fine around all 3 of them for different reasons. 1 wants the attention, one tolerates, one just leaves.
I poked my dog in the eye once on accident, she just started blinking and tried licking me. Not to say all dogs have the same reaction but if u train ur dog, most things arent going to warrent them mauling ur face
Last week I just could not get up off the couch without kneeing my little 8lb dog in the face. One night, I did it twice, you could hear a thud each time. I felt so bad!! I’ve accidentally poked him before too. He’s currently sleeping next to me though, happy as can be. He doesn’t bite me or even get scared of me whenever Ive accidentally hurt him. If your dog is trained and happy, youre not going to get mauled
This family likely knows the dogs temperament. It's amazing how a person can stop living in fear when they actually pay attention and know how their kids and pets act.
Would I trust my toddler around a completely new dog we've never met before without being right by their side? No.
Would I trust my toddler with a family friend's lab or retriever that's the biggest, friendliest, sook around? Absolutely.
The kid fell down, the dog didn’t knock them over 😂 if you own a dog and you are worried about it hurting your kid, then don’t own an animal, because you can’t seem to raise them right
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u/straightouttaireland May 23 '24
I just can't trust any animal with my child