Best with kids...
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I was referring to if she were to get an APBT, you get a puppy.
These dogs are generally one person dogs-or one family dogs. If you get an adult from a shelter-and dont know where it has been, what it has been thru, what its quirks are, fears, egentic background, etc-something could happen.
Not necessarily an 8 week old puppy-but a young-er dog, is ideal.
I have seen children bitten--by quite a few adult pitbulls that WERE taken in as adults from elsewhere. They were NOT attacks-per say-but always in the end there was an excuse-never been around children, or was partially blind-or abused in the past-something from the past, some instability.YOU DONT KNOW THE BACKGROUND!Theyre not mean-but confused.
But I can also promise, an APBT will be the best breed you have ever owned!!!
These dogs are generally one person dogs-or one family dogs. If you get an adult from a shelter-and dont know where it has been, what it has been thru, what its quirks are, fears, egentic background, etc-something could happen.
Not necessarily an 8 week old puppy-but a young-er dog, is ideal.
I have seen children bitten--by quite a few adult pitbulls that WERE taken in as adults from elsewhere. They were NOT attacks-per say-but always in the end there was an excuse-never been around children, or was partially blind-or abused in the past-something from the past, some instability.YOU DONT KNOW THE BACKGROUND!Theyre not mean-but confused.
But I can also promise, an APBT will be the best breed you have ever owned!!!
I don't really see the problem with bigger dogs with little kids so long as the dog is well behaved.
When I was 2 and my sister was just born we got a boxer/bull terrier puppy. She knocked us over with her tail a fair bit but she was also incrediably loyal and protective of us. She taught us good balance lol.
When I was 2 and my sister was just born we got a boxer/bull terrier puppy. She knocked us over with her tail a fair bit but she was also incrediably loyal and protective of us. She taught us good balance lol.
This applies to any and every breed out there, NOT just bullies. When we fostered dogs we weren't allowed to foster bullies because of our landlord's insurance, so we fostered everything else that needed it.
Every single one of our fosters (ALL NON BULLY!) had some kind of past issue that made them unpredictable with children. Two of them did bite me and drew blood. Not "Attack" bites, but a knee jerk "I think you might hurt me because someone has done it before" bites, and the dogs were totally mortified once they realized what had happened. This was a major factor in our choosing to bring a well bred puppy home. Just wanted to clarify this for people reading the thread thinking they could bring home a grown lab, golden, GSD etc. from the pound and expect it to be perfectly safe around children by default.
ETA: some of the best fosters people got in were from military families moving overseas. These were just really good well trained dogs who loved kids and knew how to live with people. If someone was looking for an adult dog good with kids that is the route I'd recommend going. In Tucson there was a rescue that dealt specifically with soldier's dogs, and believe me those dogs were/are in pretty high demand.
Every single one of our fosters (ALL NON BULLY!) had some kind of past issue that made them unpredictable with children. Two of them did bite me and drew blood. Not "Attack" bites, but a knee jerk "I think you might hurt me because someone has done it before" bites, and the dogs were totally mortified once they realized what had happened. This was a major factor in our choosing to bring a well bred puppy home. Just wanted to clarify this for people reading the thread thinking they could bring home a grown lab, golden, GSD etc. from the pound and expect it to be perfectly safe around children by default.
ETA: some of the best fosters people got in were from military families moving overseas. These were just really good well trained dogs who loved kids and knew how to live with people. If someone was looking for an adult dog good with kids that is the route I'd recommend going. In Tucson there was a rescue that dealt specifically with soldier's dogs, and believe me those dogs were/are in pretty high demand.
No worries Nolu, lol.
On the original subject of the thread, are we talking about good with any child, or good with the children of the family?
I agree with what has been said about over 15 lbs. It seems like caution should be used with one person/one family guardian breeds, as they can mistake children rough-housing with friends for children being mauled and attacked by friends, and gosh they need defending.
One time I was playing chase with my cousins and they had a huge afghan hound named Rang. Best dog ever and fantastic with kids. Some of their friends were over, and one was chasing us. Well, Rang got worried, really worried, and decided to step in. He tripped her and then sat on top of her and wouldn't let her get up to chase us. We had to get my uncle to tell him it was ok. This goes to show why it is so important to socialize and train dogs though. If Rang hadn't been worked with like he was, he might have gone overboard trying to protect us and bitten someone where a bite was not called for. As it was, the girl was just a bit shaken and nobody was hurt.
On the original subject of the thread, are we talking about good with any child, or good with the children of the family?
I agree with what has been said about over 15 lbs. It seems like caution should be used with one person/one family guardian breeds, as they can mistake children rough-housing with friends for children being mauled and attacked by friends, and gosh they need defending.
One time I was playing chase with my cousins and they had a huge afghan hound named Rang. Best dog ever and fantastic with kids. Some of their friends were over, and one was chasing us. Well, Rang got worried, really worried, and decided to step in. He tripped her and then sat on top of her and wouldn't let her get up to chase us. We had to get my uncle to tell him it was ok. This goes to show why it is so important to socialize and train dogs though. If Rang hadn't been worked with like he was, he might have gone overboard trying to protect us and bitten someone where a bite was not called for. As it was, the girl was just a bit shaken and nobody was hurt.