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PLEASE NOTE
In all the contained pictures, these dogs were raised and worked with by knowledgeable dog people. They have been
well trained to tolerate a child's antics, etc., as seen by the tolerance levels shown by many of these dog to what the children are doing.
HOWEVER -please do not allow your child to crawl on or ride your dog - it can lead to injury of the dog and even the
child.
Though in many of the pictures, there is no parent visible, the parent is still there monitoring the dog and child (the
person holding the camera). The dogs on this site are exceptionally well managed and worked with. These
dogs are not your average family pet. It takes countless hours of work to develop this level of tolerance in a dog not to mention constant monitoring of the dog, how he is feeling, etc., to be aware of anything that could lead to a lowering of tolerance is vital. A lower tolerance is one of MANY reasons why a dog may be more likely to bite.
Ideally, kids and dogs should never be together out of our sight. However, in a real world, things happen (like a
salesman at the door) and the dog and child sneak out of sight. This is when the training and proofing we have done with our dogs and children is tested.
Be aware that many of the things the children are doing in these pictures can and often will lead to a bite from the average dog. The dogs used in much of this site are exceptional dogs when it comes to children. "Exceptional dogs" has less to do with the breed as much as the dedication of the owners and the dedication of those breeding the dogs. It takes a lot of work and careful breeding to obtain dogs with this amount of tolerance and stability. Never assume this will be your dog. All dogs are different. And again, though a parent is not visible in all the pictures, there is a parent close by.
Please do not e-mail me if you wish to complain about the choice of pictures. I chose them because they show exceptional
dogs owned by exceptional owners. Again, these are NOT your average dogs or average owners.
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