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Q: Are Olde English Bulldogges good with children? |
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Olde English Bulldogges are great fun, and active. Able to run, play and jump and keep up with the active child, better than most their English Bulldog counterparts. We fell in love with the Olde English Bulldogge as a breed partially because of their natural protective and gentle attitude toward children. Their ability to "fit into" most lifestyles is amazing. Does this ALL come naturally, no, exercise, training, and discipline are very important as your OEB puppy grows and becomes part of the family. |
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General Recommendations |
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1) Never leave a dog alone with a young child, what ever the breed or gentleness of the dog/puppy. A very young child does not necessarily realize a pull on a tail or ears, poke in the eye, or lifting a puppy by the collar can hurt, cause injury to, and/or cause a defense reaction from the puppy. 2) Include your child in the training exercises of your dog/puppy. Teaching your puppy the basic commands of Come, Stay, Sit and No is important, teaching your child how to interact with your dog, creating an unbreakable bond, and increasing your child's confidence - "Priceless" 3) Train your puppy to look at babies/young children as an extension of yourself, part of the pack and above the "rank" of the puppy. A dog/puppy should always respect the "space" of a child, waiting for your ok to greet anyone will help your Dogface become all he/she can be. 3) Play Nice is a phrase we often use when puppies are becoming a little too rambunctious with children and/or each other. Let your dog/puppy know you do not approve of knocking down, jumping up on, or nipping for attention. It is simply not acceptable behavior. 4) Not every dog/puppy may as well behaved as your dog. Teach your child to wait for you AND the owner before greeting an unfamiliar dog. Wait, even with the owner's permission until the dog/puppy is calm then present a greeting, palm up before your child, gage the reaction, and if comfortable then let your child greet the puppy/dog. 5) Never, Ever let your child greet a stray. Even with a collar you do not know how long this dog has been without human contact and there fore can not gage what the reaction and outcome will be. Do not assume the dog is someone's lost pet. Please call the appropriate authorities to come and "rescue, evaluate, find the owner, and/or place the animal.
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1) Be aware that Olde English Bulldogges are powerful, as gentle, loving, and loyal as their natural dispositions are, they will try to take over. Letting your young OEB show dominance over a child (anyone) is not recommended even as a puppy. Dominance is often displayed by laying on or sitting on the child, pushing past the child to come thru the door, pushing between a child and parent for pets and attention, and when encouraged can lead to your OEB not listening, becoming demanding, and a bit of an attention hog.
2) Your Olde English Bulldogge is naturally protective of children. A received or actual threat to the child will bring out this protective nature even from a parent. Heightened anger and outbursts from the child may excite your OEB. And hey let's admit even the best family has it's high tension moments. During a child outburst or during discipline (even a child put into time out and crying), we recommend putting you OEB in another room until both parent and child have calmed down. The flip side of this coin is: No Stranger Will Ever Hurt the child. 3) When your child is with other children be attentive. Let's face it young children argue with each other. Every thing from crayons to who gets the first piece of pizza can be of vital importance to a 5 year old. Most OEB's will simply ignore such trivial matters, but there are the few that will become protective of the child they know. Insist when your Bulldogge is present that everyone simply "Plays Nice!"
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