CsVs and children...

Gypsy Wolf · 13-03-2011, 02:37

I don't trust any dog with a child unsupervised, either. I was just surprised to see the affectionate and thoughtful behavior. None of my dogs were raised around children and some like them and some don't. Even with my dogs who like children, I closely watch the interaction. Children do stupid things and I do not expect my dogs to tolerate painful situations.
That said, there are folks who insist that their breed should always like children. Personally, having had one myself, I find collies very tolerant of children and the Newfoundland people say that sweetness of temperament is an important characteristic of their breed. My Finnish Spitz are always kid-friendly - something that mentors in the breed insist is genetic.
In the wolf pack, pups are raised by the whole group, so if a vlcak accepts children as pups, it would make sense they would be tolerant... just wanted to know what others have encountered when it comes to children and vlcaks...

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13-03-2011, 02:37	#7
Gypsy Wolf Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Florida & Minnesota U.S. Posts: 252	I don't trust any dog with a child unsupervised, either. I was just surprised to see the affectionate and thoughtful behavior. None of my dogs were raised around children and some like them and some don't. Even with my dogs who like children, I closely watch the interaction. Children do stupid things and I do not expect my dogs to tolerate painful situations. That said, there are folks who insist that their breed should always like children. Personally, having had one myself, I find collies very tolerant of children and the Newfoundland people say that sweetness of temperament is an important characteristic of their breed. My Finnish Spitz are always kid-friendly - something that mentors in the breed insist is genetic. In the wolf pack, pups are raised by the whole group, so if a vlcak accepts children as pups, it would make sense they would be tolerant... just wanted to know what others have encountered when it comes to children and vlcaks...