What x good with kids?

[craigyboy 1,274]

no mate,you left the i out

[Zig 0]

I have a pure breed whippet

Is is too young to hunt yet but excellent with kids

[Annmarie09 5]

My last dog (well, bitch) was a pure Whippet, working type so not too fragile, she was great with my wee boy, on the odd occasion he accidentally hurt her she just yelped, never ever offered to bite him. Also, she would defend him with her life, my ex was playing holding my son up by his ankles with my son screeching, the whippet took a lump out of my ex's leg and jeans - I made sure she was on the lead if anyone was playing rough with him after that! (I could do anything and she never touched me though)

 

My current Grey/Collie/Saluki/Bull is also great with my son, a low growl if he hurts her so he knows he has gone too far and stops. She washes him like a puppy too. Only problem is she is still play biting him at 12 months old, but nowhere near as often as she used to.

 

I do believe that a small nip or growl - not a bite - from a dog can be good to teach kids not to hurt dogs, let's face it we tell them not to do things like touch something hot and they still do, it was the electric fence with us the other day - I don't think he'll do that again in a hurry!