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[quote=Anonymous]OP, here is the bottom line with kids and dogs that the vast majority of parents get wrong and which is why we have so many kids bitten by dogs every year.

Kids and dogs should NEVER be together unsupervised. Period.

Generally older children - teens - are okay to be alone with dogs. Not before!

There are SO many reasons why if you understand the natural behavior instincts of even good dogs - babies and small kids behave like prey, they screech and squeal a human newborn sounds just like a baby rabbit and deep in the canid brain, that sounds like supper. That is why even chihuahuas have killed infants left to cuddle together on the bed or sofa while mom cleans or cooks or takes a shower(!).

Also older small kids run, they pull tails and ears and and pinch flesh and even good dogs will have a natural automatic response of nipping or biting at something that causes pain and sadly that can mean permanent disfigurement for a child, as well as phobia of dogs.

ALL bad interactions between dogs and kids are the fault of adult humans. Period.

There is no reason you can’t keep your dog and have a baby if you manage both of them the way all kids and dogs should be - supervised at all times, or separated by means that are entirely child and dog proof. [/quote]

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