Anonymous wrote:As someone who has had labs my whole life, I do not recommend a lab for OP. While labs love all family members and are great with kids, they are strong, mischievous, and stay in puppy mode for a good few years. If OP and her family’s experience has been mostly with small to medium dogs, they may not be prepared for the level of mental and physical exercise a lab needs. Way too many labs end up in rescues because people aren’t willing to put in the work they need or didn’t set their expectations appropriately.

Anonymous wrote:I recommend a mini Goldendoodle. Ours is about 30 lbs and great w/the kids. Its basic and blah blah blah, but at the end of the day there's a reason so many people get them.

That said, my kids are 6 and 9, so a bit younger than yours. There is a lot of redirecting to not ride the dog, not sit on the dog, not grab the dogs neck, be gentle w/the dog, etc. If we let our kids act with the dog the way they want to, the dog might hate them as well.

Anonymous wrote:I recommend a mini Goldendoodle. Ours is about 30 lbs and great w/the kids. Its basic and blah blah blah, but at the end of the day there's a reason so many people get them.

That said, my kids are 6 and 9, so a bit younger than yours. There is a lot of redirecting to not ride the dog, not sit on the dog, not grab the dogs neck, be gentle w/the dog, etc. If we let our kids act with the dog the way they want to, the dog might hate them as well.

Anonymous wrote:OP, I am sorry that some posters are being unkind (and also not reading your posts carefully).

The second dog was your mother's dog that you cared for along with your mom when she had advanced cancer. An uncle took that dog because he didn't match your family.
This is NOT the same thing as casually adopting and re-homing a pet.

Your posts demonstrate that you are thoughtful and that you are researching what is best.

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Anonymous wrote:For those who have been asking, my daughter is 10. She’s a pretty quiet, low key kid. The first dog we tried was an American Eskimo, miniature. The dog began to get aggressive with my daughter as she approached puberty. My vet said she thought she was left in a cage and neglected before we got her. I rehomed her with a dog rehabilitation behaviorist.

The second dog was my mom’s. The dog became part of the family when my mom moved in. Mom moved in because she was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The dog was half corgi, half Jack Russell terrier. My mom adopted her as a puppy from the shelter. Things were great for three months then the dog began getting aggressive toward my daughter. My uncle came and got the dog after the third unprovoked attack on my daughter.

I do feel like both dogs saw my daughter as bottom of the pecking order because she is small and quiet. She still really wants a dog. She watches Lucky Dog all the time. She had watched the show and learned how to train the last dog. I feel like it’s unfair to her. She was very involved with the dog.

It's not about her, it's about the dog. You gave away two dogs, how many more will you sample before keeping one?

Until I find one that doesn’t bite my child. Or sit watch under my bed waiting to attack her for coming in to hug me in the morning.

I have a terrier mix, and they're nippy. Did the dog break your daughter's skin? If not, the dog was behaving they way many of its breed do. I am my dog's person, and he barks and nips at my kids when they hug me, but he's not aggressive.

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Anonymous wrote:For those who have been asking, my daughter is 10. She’s a pretty quiet, low key kid. The first dog we tried was an American Eskimo, miniature. The dog began to get aggressive with my daughter as she approached puberty. My vet said she thought she was left in a cage and neglected before we got her. I rehomed her with a dog rehabilitation behaviorist.

The second dog was my mom’s. The dog became part of the family when my mom moved in. Mom moved in because she was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The dog was half corgi, half Jack Russell terrier. My mom adopted her as a puppy from the shelter. Things were great for three months then the dog began getting aggressive toward my daughter. My uncle came and got the dog after the third unprovoked attack on my daughter.

I do feel like both dogs saw my daughter as bottom of the pecking order because she is small and quiet. She still really wants a dog. She watches Lucky Dog all the time. She had watched the show and learned how to train the last dog. I feel like it’s unfair to her. She was very involved with the dog.

It's not about her, it's about the dog. You gave away two dogs, how many more will you sample before keeping one?

Until I find one that doesn’t bite my child. Or sit watch under my bed waiting to attack her for coming in to hug me in the morning.

I have a terrier mix, and they're nippy. Did the dog break your daughter's skin? If not, the dog was behaving they way many of its breed do. I am my dog's person, and he barks and nips at my kids when they hug me, but he's not aggressive.