mattinky Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 My pup Kate loves to play rough, and thats really the only little problem I've had with her, sometimes she gets way too rough and bites way too hard. I've been working with her on the biting and she is slowly getting the picture LOL. Anyway, I took her with me to some friend's house today, they have a 5 yr old daughter named Josie and I was concerned that Kate might play too rough with her so I really kept an eye on her...just in case. She played the same games with the Josie that she plays with me, tug of war with an old sock, fetching a ball, etc... All the games that she gets too rough with me and on. She was a perfect little angel and was soooo gentle with little Josie I could'nt believe it, she was so good with her and I was really impressed with her behavior. She followed Josie around all day tail wagging the whole time and it seems she likes Josie as much as Josie likes her. I told Josie to watch her, that she can play too rough sometimes but I did'nt say a word to Kate, I just let her go and she did great. Isn't it amazing that she knew to be gentle with the little girl? How do they know? I guess it's just a BC thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_Deutscher Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Yeah my 4 month old Pete was really good with my 1 year old grandson, although Pete likes to play rough with me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertranger Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I watch my granddaughter Talia jump on Mookie and her own dog Zena. She also pulls at Jin, his ears and tail, who as a puppy has a mouth full of pins. IN return Jin chews on Talia like a rag doll. There's never been as much as a squeek out of Talia. I believe dogs know the difference between children and adults and that they make allowance for small hands doing what they shouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Boots Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 That's great to hear! I don't really think it's a bc thing, I think it's a dog thing, or big dog thing, or respectful/obedient dog thing or a dog that is well tuned into it's owner. Our dogs have always seemed to know to be careful around children, babies, old people, puppies, really anything that's fragile. Even our farm dogs growing up that were outside dogs and basically just knew the property line with no other formal training seemed to be very careful when it was necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLloydJones Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I believe dogs know the difference between children and adults and that they make allowance for small hands doing what they shouldn't. Dogs instinctively give puppy license to their little ones and yes, they do extend that to small children, too. It's pretty general, not a BC thing. Do be sure that all play is properly supervised, though. Children can do mean things, and it's always the dog that gets the blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligande Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 The great mystery, I have always wondered about this, my GSDx loves kids (we don't have any) they can do anything and I really do mean anything to her. My current Border Collie had snapped at everyone in his previous family except the grand children who he loved and apparently never so much as curled a lip at them, we won't get into what he did to the adult members. That said my last Border Collie lived in fear of children, as long as they stayed at least 18" away everything was fine, but he hated being touched by them and used to get snappy, if an adult or large child had done the same thing he would have wagged his tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach BCs Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 I suppose that some dogs view children as puppies and just have a bit more patience with them. My Tex can be difficult to walk on a leash. He wants to go go go. My friend's 4 year old loves to walk him. He walks like a perfect angel with her. He seems to realize that he has to behave differently with children than with adults. Of course, it's up to me to protect him from children who aren't going to behave appropriately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattinky Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Dogs instinctively give puppy license to their little ones and yes, they do extend that to small children, too. It's pretty general, not a BC thing. Do be sure that all play is properly supervised, though. Children can do mean things, and it's always the dog that gets the blame. We all kept an eye on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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