@ HRossen. I have a 5 year old who has grown up with small animals(he has a gerbil now and we've had our bulldog since she was 8 weeks and 10 lbs ). It's all about how you raise your child to respect animals and you always have to supervise. I don't think age really has anything to do with it...I know some really clumsy adults/teenagers hehehe. When my son gets too rough playtime for him and the pup/gerbil is over. I would personally hate for a breeder to "overlook" my family because I have a child, but then again that could be a good thing because I wouldn't want a breeder like that. Nonetheless I hope the pup in question finds a good home or that his current family gets there ish together and actually puts some effort into training him and making him a part of the family.