Child friendy dogs? How about a Golden Retriever. 25 years ago, the Judge next door had a Golden. It was smart and mischevious, but very kid friendly. The Judge and his wife were in their 60's, so the dog would run away (escape) to the local grade school for a visit with kids. Of course, the police had to take the dog into custody and remove it. The Judge got several calls on the bench. :-(
We have pictures of my oldest child as a two year old, sitting on this dog as if to ride it. Of course, he has a Golden Retriever today as a happy memory of the old dog next door. It's a very happy and friendly animal. They have no children, but the dog plays with any neighbor's kids. Regards, Bob S. On 1/30/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Loveless" Subject: Re: I gotta brag > > > > On 1/30/07, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> We have found that three dogs is the right number of dogs. One dog is > >> rarely > >> the right number, two dogs is generally not right either. > >> A happy dog has other dogs in the family. > >> > > Durn. I always wanted a St. Bernard. Might as well buy horses with > > what it's gonna cost to feed three of them. > > Any dog may get along well as an only animal, but my experience is that one > has feer behavioural problems when multiple dogs are present. One tends to > act as a foil for the other. Three seems good because if one gets anoyed, > the other two will generally amuse each other. > > > > > I had a malamute when I was in high school. She was a wonderful dog. > > Wanderlust was a problem. She'd disappear for a few days every month > > or so. Gave me fits, but she always came home. That breed is a > > little on the irritable side in general, and mine didn't much care for > > small children who couldn't take a hint. Got any recommendations for > > a low key breed that gets along well with small kids? > > If you want a smaller dog, either a Couton or Havanese might be worth a > look. > Wheaton Terriers also seem to get along well with kids, and are a bit > bigger. > Staffordshire Terriers (not Pitbull or AmStaff Terriers, which are an > American invention of dubious worth) are also good with kids, and were, in > fact, known as Nanny's dogs in Victorian times. > The Mastiff breeds also tend to be good dogs with kids, although because of > the size of them, can accidentally hurt a child without meaning harm. > I am as inclined to look at the individual temperment as well as breed > temperment when choosing a dog, and would advise this especially when > choosing a dog that will need to interact successfully with children. > Stay away from breeds which tend to be dominant (Shih Tzus are a good > example), or dogs from a breeder who breeds eitherShutzund or > police/military dogs. > Belgian Shephers might be a good dog to look into, apparently they are quite > child friendly, and a smallish female will be less than 50 pounds/22 inches. > Male vs. female is a toss up. I would tend to go for a female with kids, but > a calm and stalwart male can also be a good choice. > My neice, when she was about 6, taught my Rotties to let her ride them. I > think Rollei would have died for her, but he was a very easy going boy. > Leica, as easy going as she is, doesn't suffer fools, which makes her a bit > less able to tolerate children, though she has never shown anything other > than infinite patience for them. > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
