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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, we have a 4 year old and a 2 year old, who is jumpy around my brother's cats.  Very similar to your situation.  
Because I've known of so many stories of rescues not working out, I wanted to go through a breeder.  I didn't want to get a puppy, and was specifically looking for an older puppy or young adult dog, which reputable breeders sometimes have.  Either a dog doesn't work out for showing, or for some other reason.

It didn't work.  After months of contacting and scheduling, we finally went to the Fairfax animal shelter and adopted an adult lab.  The shelter was honest about their assessment of her, and steered us away from a few other dogs that seemed less suitable.  But there was no hassle about adopting a dog with young children.

And, as others have said, adopting an adult lab is 100% easy and painless.  She became part of the family with no problems at all.  She's been great for both the 4 year old and 2 year old, very tolerant of them and also affectionate.[/quote]

I just posted and am glad to hear that Fairfax animal shelter steered you to a good dog.  IMHO all family dogs should be OK with babies, young children, elderly even in an adults only household.  We are looking forward to doing nursing home-hospital  work with our handsome guy based on his responses.    [/quote]

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