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Originally Posted by MindieRose  Well I dont know if you seen my post in general, but my cousin who is 30 just accidentally killed her dog the very same way just the other day. Accidents happen to people of all ages, probably more so with adults than children. I know by far more adults that have accidentally killed their dogs (running them over with the car, letting them out to run into the street, leaving antifreeze where it shouldnt be, etc.) from when I worked in the vets office. I never had a dog come in that had been injured by a child. Not saying it doesnt happen, because it does, but it happens all the time with adults more so.
I have raised my babies with my dogs. My kids are taught from birth how to handle animals. I think it would be rediculous to never have had my dogs because I didnt want my kids to break them. I want my children to love animals just as much as I do, and withholding animals from them would be counterproductive.
I understand that a breeder has a right to sell to whomever they want. With my shih tzus, I always prefer they go to a home with children. I dont want them to become little nippy crabs because they were never around children. I think children help shape a dog into a friendlier pet.
My grandma has my Joe's brother Murphy. Everytime we ar there the dog runs and hides and if my kids try to touch him, he nips at them. Joe would never do that. |
this is EXACTLY how I feel...the way I look at it, is if a puppy jumps out of the arms of a child, it most likely isn't going to die(kids are so short), but, the last few yorkies I've heard of dying, have jumped out of an adults arms or have been accidentally killed by an ADULT..not a child...my kids, and now my g-kids were always raised to know how to treat and to respect dogs..my g-daughter is 5 and terrible(not the mean way), but, she loves these dogs so much, she won't leave them alone..they kiss her in the mouth, and she loves it..she goes out with the big dogs and throws their balls, she's just fantatic..I've seen adults (yes, adults, that say I'd never hit a puppy), actually do just that, my g-daughter would hit her mom before ever hitting a puppy...