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February 12, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Article by Lasse Kohau







Be aware of dogs and kids together.

Children likes to play with dogs, but do supervise this in case either the child or the dog gets hurt. A child may hit a dog in the eye, stand on it, pull its tail or pick it up wrongly. The nails of the dog or its teeth can hurt the child. If a dog feels threatened or frightened — it will defend itself.

Parents need to teach their children how to treat and handle a dog. If you can’t train the dog, train the child instead. Training a dog to respect a child can be difficult, as the dog may see the child as a playmate or underling, and not “the real master”.

The child needs to understand, that a growl means; stop your actions. The next step, even more threading, is the snarl; the dog bares its teeth and its eyes are becoming bigger. Its raises his hackles to make itself look bigger and more ferocious.(trick from the animals world). The snarl mean, stop your actions or I WILL BITE. Last warning from me.

Children need to be taught never to touch a strange dog, in spite it seems friendly. Tail-wagging can mean the dog is insecure. Kids should NEVER look a strange dog in the eye, as the dog may see it as a challenge. Children should never run away from or past a dog, but walk slowly or stand complete still. Dogs often chase runners and fast moving things like bicycles, and cars. Screaming can alarm the dog and could make the situation worse, if the dog is about to attack. Instead the child should call the dog and let the dog be the one to approach the child. The dog is then showing submission.

Children should NEVER touch a dog’s toy, bone, water or food. They should respect a dog’s privacy. Puppies need lots of naps during the day to give their body time to grow. Leave the puppie alone, while it is a sleep. Take especially care of the child, if bitches with puppies are around. They are very fierce to defend their young ones.

If a dog is threatens a kid, tell him to distract the dog with a stick to throw (not at the dog) or a lunchbox or a toy. Take the attention away from the attack-situation. Children can protect their face with a bag or a jacket and finally, if you can, teach the child to be calm.



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Lasse Kohau, nonprofessionel writer.

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Hunting Dogs and Kids

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Article by Geoffrey English







Hunting Dogs And Kids

Do not believe people who tell you that hunting dogs should be kept outdoors. This simply is not true. This is especially the case when it comes to gun dogs such as retrievers, spaniels and pointers. These dogs are not only excellent hunters, but they are also excellent pets.

Not all people get hunting dogs because they want to go hunting, although these dogs have a natural instinct for the hunt. Some people get these breeds because they are good family pets. Retrievers, for example, have very soft mouths as they have to pick up prey and bring it back to the hunter. For this reason, many people find that they are great pets for kids.

The Golden Retriever is one of the most popular dog breeds in the United States. Not only is an avid hunter who loves to swim, the Golden Retriever is an attractive dog with a docile personality. This is an excellent breed for a house with children.

How will the hunting dog treat the children? Most hunting dogs are pretty tough and can take a lot of manhandling that young kids are likely to dish out. Teach your children early on to treat the dog with respect and play gently with it as a puppy. Chances are that the dog will think of you as the top dog and the kids as his litter mates. The dog will have to be trained well to be a member of the family. This means that he should not be sitting at the table begging for food at dinner time or hopping on the furniture.

In order to keep your dog from begging at dinner, teach your kids not to feed him from the table. Smaller children often will be more than willing to share their food with the family dog. This gives the dog the indication that he is more than welcome to eat at the table and will induce begging. This may be cute at first, but will be very annoying if you have dinner guests. Larger dogs, such as Labs, can actually jump up and grab food from the plate while you are eating – that is anything but cute.

By teaching your kids respect for the dog and also instilling a love for animals, you will not only be doing a service to the dog, but to your own children as well. Few pets make as much of a lasting impression than a dog on a child. And while the hunting dog may be considered your dog, your hunting buddy – to the kids he is a pet.

Never leave your dog outside on his own and away from the family – this is a punishment to a dog. Dogs are social creatures. Hunting dogs should be more than welcome to be part of the family. And because they have been trained to be hunting dogs and have learned some discipline on the hunt, they make even better bets than dogs who are not trained at all. You will get valuable hunting time with your canine buddy – but your kids will learn life lessons from these gentle, yet hard working creatures.



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Geoffrey A. English is the Founder of GundogsOnline.com, the internet’s premiere online magazine dedicated to bird dogs. Visit their site if you are in need of hunting dog supplies such as dog collars or bark collars.

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Article by Valerie Dancer







Dogs and kids can live together harmoniously, if the situation is properly understood and carefully handled.Friendships between dogs and kids are both wonderful and character building for the children.

Most dog bites inflicted on kids are by the family pet, or a neighbours dog. It is not that the dog is aggressive, it is just that Mums and Dads do not understand that children, and particularly babies, act very differently to adults, and it is this unusual behaviour that upsets the dogs.

My own children were brought up with German Shepherds, supposedly well know as aggressive dogs. The dogs were fairly anti-social to strangers but to the family they were totally trust worthy. I like to think that it was because I taught the kids to behave properly around and towards the dogs.

When dogs and kids are living together it is the kids that need to be taught to treat all dogs with the greatest respect, and to understand that dogs are not toys. As soon as babies are crawling they need to be told to be kind to the family dog. Puppies are never too young to learn, neither are babies. If you have just acquired a new puppy do not let it chew you or play nip, good training for when it is a fully grown dog.

Dogs protect all things that they care about, whether that be the house, their diner, the car, their bed, kids have to understand to leave dogs alone at certain times or certain places. Some dogs are, by nature, herding dogs, so these may chase a child if it runs away. This could excite the dog to attack.

Some dogs would get defensive if they are cornered or have some one standing over them. Kids should be taught to not scream, cuddle the dog tightly or pinch them. It should be remembered that as a dog gets older it could become less tolerant, so the family dog that has always been so good with the kids suddenly nips a child. Old dog get deaf so cannot hear a child approaching, so may nip out of surprise. It is not the dog’s fault!

Kids need to be told to never approach a strange dog, without asking permission. If the dog is out without it’s owner leave it alone.

To always approach in a steady quiet manor.

No teasing, yelling, hugging, pinching, pulling or chasing.

Always leave mothers with young alone.

Never try to stop a dogfight!

If you are approached by a strange dog, stand still; let the dog sniff you, no wriggling fingers, put them in your pocket if you have one.

Do not stare at the dog, and never run away.

If the dog is barking or growling, slowly walk away, keeping the dog in view.

Be sure your kids understand the difference between your own dog and a strange dog.

It is wise to never leave a baby or very young children alone together, no matter how well you think you know the dog.

This all sounds a little forbidding but dogs and kids really can have lots of fun together.



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I have owned dogs for 42 years. Learning to train from my mother who trained to county level. Over the years I have found that the old ways of training are not always the best, that praise is the best form of training, and the younger the dog, the easier it is to train. http://www.dogtrainingproblems.biz

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