Lucky dogs too
Lucky dogs too
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While I used to be of the opinion that these dogs were the best "all" around dogs for everything. I to now think they are not a good match with an unsupervised child of any age. Hell no dog is completely safe imo. Afterall they are prey animals, and we are the numb nut humans who are now of the opinion they are "human" like, or our "Fur babies" (smh). My bulldogs have rarely seen a child, and some though they have all been socialized to an extent hear that "squeek" from a child and it turns a switch on that I know could be a recipe for disaster!
I think that if you have children, and bulldogs and you take the time to discipline both and educate your child on the breed and they know full well what these dogs are capable of. And you can trust your child with one, well that's great! An those pics you posted AGK are clearly an example of that. And kuddos to you for having the time to give each of those bulldogs that "special" attention. A lot of us don't have that luxury.
I have 4 rugrats in my household and something i stress with them and the kids in the family, is proper dog etiquette. Many kids and adult lack that big time. If they act correctly around most all dogs, the dogs will act correctly with the kids. There is no playing with dog toys anyway in the house, only in the yard. All my dogs associate the house as the relaxing area. Lol nothing in the house belongs to the dogs so there is nothing for them to fuss over. I just think folks need to be more educated on how to greet dogs and act around them.
Thank you!Originally Posted by skipper
Very true, In my home, the kids will always come before the dogs. If a dog even looked at one of them wrong it would be resting where the worms and the weak be. I spend more hours than I care to count on teaching both how to behave around each other. My son can enter the chain spots with out me as he has been around them long enough to know the ins and outs. My daughter, while also knows the ins and out of these dogs is not allowed in the dogs area with out myself being present. Simply because she is smaller and the dogs go nuts when they see the kids and it would be just far to easy to get a leg tangled up in a high stung males chain while he is excited or jumped on and knocked over. My dogs are fully separated from the rest of my yard so no one can just stroll into a chain spot and I keep it under lock and key. Many people would just prefer to keep the 2 separate however I am not one of them. I have kids and I have dogs and they BOTH have to coexist together without incident since there will be times that the 2 will cross paths whether we are breeding them or just letting one off it's chain to run in the main part of my back yard. Educating the child is just as ( if not more) important than socializing the dog, although that is a highly important part of it too. Kids are typically cruel to animals basically because they just don't know any better so must be taught how to act and treat animals if they are going to be around them. Same goes for the dogs.
I would never keep a yard of more than 10 dogs simply because unless you don't work and have some help there is no way in hell you have enough time to spend on each individual dog and I am not one to let a dog rot on a chain or only see me when it is feeding or working time, they deserve more than that in my opinion especially those ones who have proven their worth. I work 9 hours a day and spend the rest of my time I'm not sleeping in the yard more times than not. I don't have friends (my choice), I don't go out partying or ever leave my house for more than a few hours at a time. Even on my half hour lunch break from work, I drive home to pick up dog shit instead of eating lunch. It is definitely a different lifestyle that due to the stigmata surrounding the breed and all the bull shit laws enacted in their behalf has incarcerated me, has made most of my past friendship end, with the exception of my parents NONE OF MY FAMILY WILL VISIT ME and 9.5 out of 10 women I date jump ship simply because they can't handle the competition for my attention, the dogs always win that battle but it's rewarding to me so I do it. I do not ever look at my dogs as a tool that gets put away when I am not using them, I give them 110% because that is what I expect them to give me back when asked to.... No dog should be left unattended with any child period regardless of breed.
Love the pics AGK. Thanks for sharing. Who says they can't be good with kids. Just got use sound judgment just with any other breed.
Great pictures. It shows a ton of work and education for the dogs as well as the kids, and in most cases the kids are the hardest to teach. The pics demonstrate a boat load of time, commitment and effort. Great job. EWO
Well said, EWO.
Thanks guys, appreciate the kind words. I've had a lot of help over the years from some really fantastic people. A lot of trial and error, especially back in the late 90's. It's a lot easier of a job these days.
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