Hi Leslie, My chis are both good with kids ... but we all have met the "kid" that will persue a small dog until they catch one, and hopefully yours have been around dogs enough that they aren't that kind. Around that kind, we hold our dogs, or have a friend hold a dog each if we can't and keep them out of reach ... or as a last resort, put them in their xpen for the duration of the visit. My little girl is less than 3 pounds and I don't want her being grabbed at. However, with children who have good manners, both chis will jump right into little kids laps for loving. If a child is harassing them, Elsa will drive them away by licking them in the face until they loose interest, Bessie will avoid them, or let herself out the dog door. So, mainly it's her I have to watch if kids get pestery. Our son is 2 and 1/2, and our dogs are 6, so he's grown up around them. Mostly he's the good kind of kid around the dogs, but occasionally he turns into the other kind, and we have to kennel them in their xpen for their peace of mind. Just FYI, our breeder also bred Rotties, and she did exactly what you are describing, and had it all under control until one time when she went out of town and one of her teenage kids made a mistake and didn't make sure all of the chis were in before letting the Rotties out and one of the Rotties killed one of her chis. She was just heartbroken about it. If an accident happens, it won't be anyone's fault, just an accident, but it won't be fun for anyone either. Shell
On 6/1/07, leslieannesprofile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My husband saw a chi that he just had a fit for, and has now decided that he wants one. We don't have any small dogs, we raise pit bulls. My husband has figured out how to avoid all scenarios possible between the dogs. We have 2 small kids, ages 2 and 4, I personally have more issues being worried about a chi biting my kids than I do my pit bulls. Does anyone have any that are good with kids. I am a member of a couple of pit bull groups, and everyone there seems to harbor grudges against chi's. I just want facts. Will a chi be good with my kids? Are chi's good dogs with other people and strangers. Our pits have a pen outside, and when they're inside we've decided to "rotate" rooms so they're separated when they're inside. Of course the chi would be permanantly inside. Does anyone have one that is litter trained? how exactly to you litter train one anyway? Thanks for any help you can give. Leslie
