I would never trust any big dog with a child. I have heard too many horror stories of dogs attacking children they have been raised with. When my daughter was 3 years old she was attacked by my in-laws basset hound because she tried to crawl in his dog house. She had to have 3 stitches in her eye lid. She was lucky she did not lose an eye.
Also, a few years about my daughter had an American Staffordshire Bull Terrier and he was so friendly to everyone and other dogs. Well one evening their neighbor come over carrying a small Pom that the Staff was familiar with but for some reason the Staff grabbed the Pom and locked his jaws on the poor little dog. My daughter could not get the Staff to let go and it was not until the neighbors husband walked in the door and yelled at the Staff then he let go. Fortunately the Pom survived. |