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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Are your kids good with dogs?  Do they know not to approach the dog, to let it seek out attention?  Do they know to leave it alone when it goes to it's safe spot (crate/bed)?
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Um, no. They are kids. If they did, I would not need a dog that is good with kids.[/quote]

O.k. if you get a dog you do understand that you will have to supervise your children with the dog at all times, right?  You'll need to make sure that your children are playing with the dog nicely and that the dog is playing with your children nicely.  Be consistent and they will all eventually get it.

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Pp, not OP. I have had dogs that are amazing with kids. And there are dogs that are not good with kids. And particular breeds tend to be more tolerant. Which is why "good with kids" is an incredibly common criteria for dog seekers. Which is why certain breed rescue groups advertise that they will not even consider placing a fog with z family with young kids. [/quote]

Actually, all the breed rescue groups I've volunteered for have specified no small children because they are afraid for the safety of the dog.  Majority of small dog groups say, "No young children" because a kid who trips over a papillon could snap it in half, vs. a sturdier dog.  Of course, a dog in pain/threatened is far more likely to snap at a child, so it would follow that it is for the safety of the child too--but honestly, first and foremost the thought process is about the dog.

[b]Please do not get a dog if you do not intend to train your children how to properly interact with it.  The youtube videos of kids crawling over their "good with kids" lab are horrifying to anyone who knows dog body language and stress signals.  Those dogs are NOT happy with what's going on[/b].[/quote]

Some/most of them are very happy to be with their families.  Others are tolerant and put up with it, not much different than adult human family members.

I agree that particular dogs may or may not be good with kids and that some breeds are generally better with kids.  The breeds that I personally know of as being generally good with kids are large or extra large size dogs, although I'm not as familiar with small breeds so I can't speak to those one way or another.  I also agree that rescues are anti-family and anti-kid, generally.[/quote]

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