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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never trust dogs. We have worked hard to instruct our kids never to approach a dog unless 1) myself or DH is with them; and 2) we ask the owner first (from a safe distance) and receive an affirmative reply.  And then, DCs put one hand palm-up close (but not too close) to the dog's nose so that the dog can check us out.  Then, DCs can pet the dog on the neck/upper back area only if the owner has said it's okay.  We also instruct our DCs to always stay in a position in which the dog can see you, closer to his front half than to his rear end, so that he doesn't get startled.[/quote]

Well, I'm telling you as an experienced dog owner that odds are your kid is going to eventually get their hand nipped or torn off . Children tend to move too quickly around dogs no matter what you tell them. A dog doesn't care about the smell of your hand. They care about butts and genitals and posture and speed. That's pretty much it. Eventually your kid is going to stick their hand near the mouth of the wrong dog with tragic results.[/quote]

Okay, thanks for the tip, although your delivery was a bit unnecessarily hostile.  I always thought that offering your hand (again, not TOO close) so that the dog can sniff it was the proper procedure.  Glad to know that apparently it is not.[/quote]

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