[js1138]

Actually, many dogs will nip at children who are almost, but not quite the same size as the dog. Its a natural competitive thing, not intended to hurt, merely to test for status within the pack. But people with large dogs and visiting children need to think about this.

[PatrickHenry]

Actually, many dogs will nip at children who are almost, but not quite the same size as the dog. Its a natural competitive thing, not intended to hurt, merely to test for status within the pack. But people with large dogs and visiting children need to think about this.

I have two Dobermans. When little kids visit, they are warned not to take a bone or anything the dogs are playing with, and fortunately they never do. (Not a bad lesson for kids to learn, even when playing with other kids.) The dogs and kids just chase each other around, yipping and squealing, as if they were all puppies. Never had any problems. We always watch them, of course, because some kids are a bit unrestrained. It's pretty much as if man and dogs evolved to get along together, which I suspect is what happened. I've read that fossil digs indicate we've been living with dogs for tens of thousands of years.