Bull greyhounds and kids

[wuyang 513]

Never needed to own a bull cross but i saw some lovely ones at the edrd show this summer. Now this would have never entered my head until recently, but do you trust yours or your mates bull lurchers with your kids. Now i know anydog can snap and some of the most unusual dogs are at the top of the list for biting, but do you trust yours?

[NOOK/ANNA 96]

My own dogs 100% yes. Anyone else's dogs whatever cross they are no. Imo it's owners that make dogs the way they are good and bad.

[stabba 10,745]

What about askin those with collie/hounds ..do they trust theirs??

[jf1970 328]

don't think i can trust any dog 100%. wouldn't leave my dogs with my child unattended for a second no matter how much i trust them,better safe than sorry imo.

[buster 8789 64]

id never trust any dog 100% with kids thats how accidents happen. imo

[pipa 299]

id never trust any dog 100% with kids thats how accidents happen. imo

spot on mate, no true a word said, never ever trust any dog alone with any kids!

Edited October 7, 2010 by pipa

[irishnut 297]

remember with most dogs biting, that its not aggression that is the prob, but jealously

[Keano 74]

regardless the cross it a must with me dogs must be ok with kids

[irishnut 297]

fred west was ok with kids, but i wouldnt have left them with him

[DOVEY182009 12]

Wud trust my bullx 100% any day, most gentle dog i ever owned [bANNED TEXT] it cums to people.

[blackpack 70]

i would trust all my dogs with my kids, because my kids have been taught around dogs, cant always blame the dogs, sorry if this isnt everyone's opinion.

[cramp 4]

yes 100% never had a problem

[lurcher lass 9]

i trust my partners bull x more then i do my own grey/beddy/whip... its not about the breed more the mentallity of the individual dog,

every bull x i've met has been very calm and content i have found its in their nature to be chilled and much more likely to avoid knocking kids then any other lurcher i think, simply as they wont be bounding around like an idiot,

 

i understand where your coming from but the question should be aimed a lurchers as a whole,, bull lurchers and bull breeds get such a bad press that is so undeserved, whereas a collie type dog or a terrier is much much much more likely to knock, scratch or nip a child then a bull cross (in my experience) but it really does depend on how the dog is raised regardless of breeding lines or type

[lurcher lass 9]

i would trust all my dogs with my kids, because my kids have been taught around dogs, cant always blame the dogs, sorry if this isnt everyone's opinion.

 

 

very true, i'm very strict about the way my daughter is with our dogs, i insist that she is calm in her movements and kind with her hands, when she was younger if she poked the dog in the eye or something (as all kids will do until they learn different) i'd sharply ask how would you like it if i poked your eye?? you wouldn't like it no, so don't do it to the dog..

 

it means now she knows how to introduce herself to dogs and how to act around them, she'll always walk a lurcher on the way to school, and she can throw a ball and the dog responds, she can also get the lurcher to sit, or go to bed on command, she's right handy sometimes!!

 

yesterday we met some rescue greyhounds so i stopped to chat away, the couple were really surprised when their dog classed as not liking kids, went happily up to my girl for some attention, i do think the poor dog probably doesn't like hyper nosey children and neither do i!!!

[Deano7 22]

Nothing in life is 100% but more time the dogs spend with the kids better they will be