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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, not two different answers.  The dog scratched/bit a child.  A dog hurt a child and the parents have a right to avoid the dog.  [/quote]

Well my fat, stupid dog often jumps on top of us when we are laying on the couch and she is trying to snuggle down to nap on us.  She has nails, so often, she ends up scratching us.  That’s pretty different than a dog that’s being aggressive biting a kid’s face.[/quote]

If by "us" you mean you and other adults or older kids, then that's one thing.

If your fat, stupid dog was jumping on top of toddlers, and ending up scratching them, and you took no steps to stop it, then you would be an irresponsible dog owner, and OP would be right to keep her kids away.

I say this as the owner of a jumpy dog.  My dog is never around a small child unless he's on a leash and under my control.  My dog is small enough that if he jumps on me and his paws land wrong, I could get a scratch on my thigh.  That's a cost I'm willing to pay because I enjoy having a dog.  But he's big enough that if he jumped on a 3 year old his paws could land wrong and scratch an eye, or teach a kid to be scared of dogs.  That's not acceptable, so he's locked up, or on a leash around all kids, and jumping is prevented.

OP's parents clearly aren't willing to do that, so the kid doesn't visit.[/quote]

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