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[quote=Anonymous]We just adopted a ~3 month old puppy from an SPCA.  Less than a month out so can't give definitive advice, but so far so good.  Our kids are 4 & 7 and the puppy has been great with both of them and their friends, including dealing well with a visit to our younger kids entire preschool class.

We had visited other dogs / older puppies and our younger child was a bit intimidated by them, so we knew they were a no go.  But this dog had the right size and temperament to work for us.  I'm not sure but I think the following were helpful in finding the 'right' dog for our family:

-A younger and thus smaller puppy. Ours is a classic mutt / lab mix, but was only 8lbs when we got him and will likely be on the small to medium size, so clearly a lab mixed with something much smaller.  We do get *some* jumping / nipping but it's not bad (we're training him out of it) and his size means he can't just bowl our kids over.

-A friendly but submissive dog.  When we went in the small dog & puppies room all the dogs started barking / yapping except this one.  He had 2 sisters from his litter there at the same time and they came up to the cage / jumped up on it to greet you, but he was more submissive. So while he came right up to the cage and clearly wanted attention he also promptly rolled right over to show his belly.  Basically we got the impression from our interactions with him at the shelter that he was a sweet, submissive, people focused dog, and so far that seems to be holding true.[/quote]

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