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Originally Posted by LoveMyBeowulf  I just emailed this thread to my bf hopefully he agrees on getting our baby some steps, He just started jumping on and off the couch and jumps off our beds all the time and he thinks it's cute, but I kept telling him it's not good for his joints and he keeps saying I'm so over protective. No, I did my research on the breed before we got him  and my step sons little sister who is 3 always picks him up and just moves around so quickly and I watch her like a hawk with him and he sais I'm being over protective  cause I keep telling her to put him down or sit down with him. It's so frustrating when you do your homework and everyone acts like he's a regular dog. He's not he's fragile puppy and not a stuffed animal for 3 y.o. I get so upset. |
IMO, 3 year olds should be seated and supervised to hold a dog of ANY size for the safety of the child and the dog. It is about accepting the limitations of a 3 year old coupled with the delicacy, and unpredictable nature of a dog.
Would he allow the 3 year old to carry a 6 pound cooked turkey on fine china walking about the house all by herself? How about a gallon of milk? A pitcher full of red kool aid? I am sure you can think of something he values that he would not allow her to carry around alone to bring home your point.
A mess is easier and faster to clean up than a bone (the child's or the dog's) is to fix. A dog is more unpredictable than any of the inanimate objects I mentioned and could easily easily cause the child to loose balance and fall or drop the dog.
Good luck!!