Rate How Well Your Dog Should Get Along with Kids

Some breeds are naturally excellent with even the smallest children, no matter what they dish out, whether the dog knows the child or not. These breeds will even help a child learn to walk by letting the child pull themselves up by the dog's hair. These are the breeds sometimes known as nanny dogs. If you want one of these breeds, select the "naturally excellent" trait amount. Other breeds are exceptional with children but only if brought up (socialized) with them as puppies. These are the otherwise wonderful pets that, as adults, may become jealous of a newborn or nip at a neighbor's young child if the child pulls the dog's tail. But if raised with a young child, that breed may learn to accept that sometimes young children just do things like that. If this level of accepting children is satisfactory, select the "gets along well when socialized with children" trait amount. Then there are breeds that do well with only older, well behaved children. These breeds will accept children as long as they do not tease the dog. And if the child does tease the dog, the dog is apt to retaliate. If one of these breeds is acceptable select the "Gets along well with older, well behaved children" option. Next are the breeds that are difficult to predict how they will react around children. If a breed with this description is satisfactory for you, choose the "may be intolerant of children" trait amount. Finally, there are breeds that are typically a poor choice for families with children. If these breeds are acceptable, choose the "may threaten children" trait amount. Hide this information