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[quote=Anonymous]Well, this is a tough one.  Kids, and little kids love my dog, he looks so cuddly, he is a golden retriever and fully trained at home, no jumping, no running when the doorbell rings, etc. but he loves people and kids, new ones especially. He goes into a frenzy of cuddliness but he is over 70lbs and I don't let anybody on walks touch him.  Since you say you are not from a country where having dogs is not common, you would be scared and your child would be scared of my dog.  And I would be scared that my heavy dog might knock down your kid and injure him.  But eye contact, pointing, excited behavior form the kid basically means play time. My dog is trained and would never run after a kid but if a kid approaches him, he thinks it is play time, he'll lay down on the ground and go a bit nuts, he won't jump but he'll be in a submissive frenzy. So, for this reason, I don't like people approaching my dog. Now, many people have said, oh we are used to it, we know it is just playful, and then back away showing they didn't know. It turns out only a handful actually really knew about very friendly and people oriented dogs that are that big truly act. My dog never harmed anybody, but to a person like you or other people unfamiliar with people friendly large dogs, this is scary.  It is best to avoid for both parties.[/quote]

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