Best breed of dog for kids (under 10)??

Absinthe_2

A Mastiff, staff, or similar.

mountainofdebt

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

He was a child/female magnet. Needless to say, when my brother split up with his girlfriend, he took him for a few walks, too.

Had to laugh at this comment Jo - OH has said we're not even considering having another one until the summer as he confirms Spot was definitely a female magnet when he was a pup!

Frugalista

sunflower wrote: »

our dogue de bordeaux is amazing with the kids (4, 5 & 15)
goes in their rooms every night to check they are ok before going to sleep.

they torment the h*ll out of him and he doesnt mind a bit.

he is very large tho - takes up a lot of space

Disgusting :mad::mad:!

mrs_angry

well i would like to add that when my kids were small 9 months, 3 years and 5 years we too had to make a decision about what breed to have with kids, after much research we chose a springer spaniel, as they love affection, have lots of energy and are easily trained, my dog dennis is now 8 he has grown up with the kids, never hurt them loves playing and we couldnt have chose a better breed, many many people told us springer spaniels were a little crazy, and mad but i have not found this to be the case, as long as you give them the correct training you will end up with a very loyal dog who actually is a big kid himself.
although i agree in part with some things people have said on this thread with regards to any breed could be good with kids i dont think certain breeds are best around kids, i would not have chosen a rotty when my kids were small, what we wanted was a dog that loved the company of kids and springers love company of any sort.
good luck in your search

paulsad

Agree with all posters its how you bring them up in the main - we had until NY eve a rottie doberman cross he was lovely to everyone from my 1 yr and 2 yr grandchildren upwards. Bit giddy but he was only 1 - I say had because he got out through a gate left open and followed my sons friends out onto a busy main road and was killed by an ambulance of all things - great start to the new year; my heart is broken ... other posters may remember when I lost my dalmation a few months back this pup was my rock he licked away my tears ... so whatever you get look after him/her and all other dog lovers here please give your dog a hug from me.

mirrorimage0

we used to have a rottweiler, he was fantastic with us and our children, had him from a pup and he never showed any aggression to anyone, and we used to have housefulls at times.

in saying that i would never trust any dog 100% and was always careful in the fact he was never allowed upstairs or to sleep in the bedrooms, if the children where in the garden playing he had to sty in his dog run unless an adult was out there. an the boys were never allowed to walk him as if he did decide to chase something or another dog came up to have a go the children would not be able to hold him. lucky enough that never happened anyway

my mother in laws bichon bit my little boys backside as he ran past one day in the living room nasty bruise and graze. mother in law said it was his fault for running

Paradigm

This type of question is almost impossible to answer as everyone will recommend their favoured breed/type.

The OP doesn't actually state the ages (or number) of the children & this can make a big difference.

olibrofiz

i think the thing that also needs to be considered is whether or not you would be happy, if it is the intention, for the kids to take the dog out for a walk on their own.

Whatever breed it needs fair and consistent training, kindness and love amongst all the other things - even the sweetest fluffy pup can turn into the dog from hell given the wrong upbringing.

We had a doberman who was the sweetest natured dog I've ever known, we now have 2 cocker spaniels (both rescues) and one of them I really need to be on my toes with.

Sorry for your loss paulsad x

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Person_one wrote: »

Its daft to ignore the potential downsides just because you want to defend them! I understand the impulse, but some beagles will never have a solid recall and that's something people should consider. Most of the ones I've met are absolutely lovely, and yes they're very cute, but only telling people the good sides doesn't make any sense.

I love bichons, but it would be silly for me to recommend them without warning people that they need grooming every day and trimming professionally at a cost of about £30 every 6-8 weeks.

Which is why I actually said 'I always recommend Beagles' and then went on to say look them up.

meritaten

Paulsad - I am so sorry for the loss of your lovely friend!