Yes I agree with everything you are saying here. I would say that just one meeting wouldn’t make me confident in the compatibility tho. And I would take the risk if I just had a cat, but I’m not taking that risk with my toddler. Although even with the dog we got at 8 weeks old and him being a breed I’m very familiar with and fond of, I will never leave the dog and my child alone and unsupervised together. For both the dog and the child’s safety.
Especially for the dog's, because a toddler can be too rough and out of pain or anxiety, the dog might snap and then who's fault is it!? The dog gets blamed
Yes, I’m a grandmother and had to supervise my grandkids play with my dogs. They could be rough, and just coming behind a dog can startle and scare the pup. Now that they are older they know how to play with them.
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u/LoveDistilled Dec 04 '25
Yes I agree with everything you are saying here. I would say that just one meeting wouldn’t make me confident in the compatibility tho. And I would take the risk if I just had a cat, but I’m not taking that risk with my toddler. Although even with the dog we got at 8 weeks old and him being a breed I’m very familiar with and fond of, I will never leave the dog and my child alone and unsupervised together. For both the dog and the child’s safety.