I see/hear people often asking what breeds are good with children but I am interested in knowing what breeds enjoy being with children.
Lucy is the most even tempered dog, will tolerate a lot of "abuse" from the little ones, but she would much prefer a belly rub than a game with the kids. She is good WITH children but doesn't interact with them much. Now Koda, she LOVES children. She is gentle with them, will choose to lay next to my baby, lick her toes, etc. as well as interact with the preschool crowd.
I will start the list-Newfoundlands. I met one while on a road trip when my oldest was 2. This huge dog was so excited to see us, you could visibly tell from across the store. I walked over with my daughter and as we got closer the dog sat down and waited for us to get there. The dog wanted nothing more than to interact with my daughter. I knew that I needed to find out more about this awesome dog. Apparently the owner had rescued her from a shelter and didn't have any kids and didn't really get around kids much. She was as surprised as we were at how "into" children her dog was. The dog was so gentle and just snugly with my daughter. We ended up getting a newf/golden mix ("accidental" pregnancy-owner surrendered 9 pups to a local rescue) after researching both breeds.
Lucy is the most even tempered dog, will tolerate a lot of "abuse" from the little ones, but she would much prefer a belly rub than a game with the kids. She is good WITH children but doesn't interact with them much. Now Koda, she LOVES children. She is gentle with them, will choose to lay next to my baby, lick her toes, etc. as well as interact with the preschool crowd.
I will start the list-Newfoundlands. I met one while on a road trip when my oldest was 2. This huge dog was so excited to see us, you could visibly tell from across the store. I walked over with my daughter and as we got closer the dog sat down and waited for us to get there. The dog wanted nothing more than to interact with my daughter. I knew that I needed to find out more about this awesome dog. Apparently the owner had rescued her from a shelter and didn't have any kids and didn't really get around kids much. She was as surprised as we were at how "into" children her dog was. The dog was so gentle and just snugly with my daughter. We ended up getting a newf/golden mix ("accidental" pregnancy-owner surrendered 9 pups to a local rescue) after researching both breeds.