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[quote=Anonymous]Only one area rescue would give me a dog with young kids (Lost Dog). It's been great, but definitely recommend an older dog. Puppies nip because they are teething, and your kid will probably learn to be scared of the dog as a result. Be prepared to spend a fair amount of energy separating them because the dog tolerates but doesn't enjoy the toddler's attention. My toddler is curious and doesn't understand that the dog experiences pain (he seems to think she's just a great toy/robot), so I agree that waiting even a year might be helpful. Even if you are confident the dog would never hurt the kid (as I am), before kids learn to read dog language and permit an escape route, you have to be careful not to expect the dog to put up with too much. He's grown up with the dog since we got her when he was three months old, but he's just always been obsessed with her.[/quote]
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