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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get a baby gate and keep the dog and the toddler separate until the toddler is a little bit bigger. When the toddler is 2 or 3, a sturdy dog will be an excellent playmate. [/quote]

This is what we do. Toddler and dog are never together. Unfortunately dog is old so I doubt we will get to a point where they can be together before dog passes away, but you don't just get rid of your family pet.[/quote]

For an older dog, who wants to live out it's dying years with it's family, this is a great choice.

But OP's dog is 3, healthy and young.  He deserves to be in the mix of a family around people who love him and can include him in their activity.  Will he be temporarily sad at a change in situation?  Yes, but he deserves a rich stimulating life, not to be locked away with a baby gate.  Moving him to a family who can provide him with that rich stimulating life is kinder than a baby gate, especially if OP is planning on more than one child.

For a human this is like the difference between an 18 year old and an elderly family member.  My teenage daughter is at the point where she needs to live with someone (i.e. not on her own) but not necessarily with me, so I'm sending her to college in California.  I am confident she'll have a rich experience there, even if she's a little homesick at first. The opportunity is a gift.  My mom is at a similar point, mostly independent but needing a little support, and I'm focused on finding assistive living that is close so I can visit often.  Shipping her off to California  would be cruel.

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