Any dog that size is inherently dangerous. Animals are unpredictable. One never knows what will set off an aggressive signal in their tiny brains. In that context, I am always amazed that families with small children would have ANY dog in the house. Then again, I am a city boy....
Here’s one excellent reason to have a good dog; especially a good LARGE dog if you have children:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421079/posts
The golden retriever called ‘Angel’ who took on a mountain lion and saved his 11-year-old owner
How many children throughout history have likewise survived because of a good dog? You may owe your very existence in part to a dog which protected one of your ancestors from certain death.
“Animals are unpredictable.”
wrong. Much more predictable than humans.