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Originally Posted by Kybosh
My dog has never shown the slightest hint towards human aggression, but I ALWAYS keep my hand firmly on her collar when strangers want to give her a pet. I find that most little kids I come across are saavy enough to know to ask for permission, which is nice. I also have noticed that at an off leash dog park, parents are usually quite good about showing their kids how to interact safely with dogs.
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I always wonder about parents who take their small children to an off leash park with their dog. From personal experience, my dog has a lot of energy to burn and he loves the off leash park where he can run and play with other dogs. Sure enough there will be some family with a 2 year old that can barely stand and my dog will go running up to them to greet the family and the other dog(s) and the kid will accidentally get knocked to the ground and start balling his head off... and then I'll feel terrible but what could I do? Its an OFF-LEASH park people. Don't bring your small children and expect them not to get knocked down and licked by over enthusiastic strange dogs.