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What are the best types of dogs for families with young kids?

What are the best types of dogs for families with young kids? Preferably a small to medium sized breed?

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1. yellow labs or golden retrievers are both really good dogs if u have kids:)
2. Retrievers, any kind.
3. I heard Bernese Mountain Dogs were great with kids.
4. may isuggest a german shepard, they great family dogs, well behaved, but get a puppy ,let the kids grow with the dog.
5. I have a shitzu and it is perfect with my little kids. they can pull on it jump on it anything and it will do nothing just lay there.
6. I grew up with Boxers and I would suggest that breed to anyone with a family. Those dogs were better guardians than my human ones. Definately consider a boxer dog! :)
7. get a bichon..they are cute, loving and good family pets. But also you can get whatever breed of dog you like, as long as it is a puppy.Because as it grows up it will learn to love little kids. If it was around them. Make sure the kids are nice to it though. Otherwise it will remember when it was little and kid were mean to it,so it wont trust them and may bite and be mean
8. My friend has a golden retriever and when kids come to visit they can pull its ears and tail, jump on it, step on it, etc. and it doesn't bite, growl, or bark. They love little kids because the kids love to cuddle and play with them. The kids give them attention so the Goldie won't be bothering you AS MUCH for attention. Although they can NEVER get enough attention. Those are straight from a Golden's mouth! Hope this helps!
9. well beagles are good lil doggies,I have a brown one and he is so spoiled! also ,pugs are excellent lil dogs as well as border collies are wonderful pets and so protective of you and the family too! which ever you deiced get alot of info online or from your local vet before you get one okay! Please get it spayed or neutered !
10. shih tzus are GREAT!!! i have two and they are awsome w/ little kids and they stay pretty small, or even dauchsands are good w/ kids, there are quite a few, but i do know yorkies are not becasue yorkie breeders wont even sell them to you if you have small children because they arent good w/ kids, well good luck w/ doggie shoppin!!! check out the shelters if you can!!! good luck!
11. Golden Retrievers arent really that small...they are greeeat! or Labrador Retriever..the golden ones are beautiful!
12. I would go to a shelter, they have pure and mixed breed dogs. The people there will answer your questions and help you look at the different types of dogs that will suit your lifestyle. You could take your family and decide together. I'm personally fond of terrier/mix Good luck
13. I have a Bichon and she seemed to be a great dog. I don't think I spelled that right but any ways my dog is small does not shed, easy to train. Some are small dogs to med size. The down side is my dog needs to be groomed every few months, I have groomed her once, big mistake she looked like I put her threw the grinder, My neighbor asked me if I trimmed her and I said no my husband did, Please don't tell him I said that. LOL. Good Luck with your new dog.
14. If i where u i would get a mini Shelti basically because we had one named Molly and she like to be 19 yrs. old and she was the best dog you could have ever asked for. But my step dad is a vet and he always tells people that a mini Shelti is a good dog to have because their breed is meant to please people. He said no matter how old the are they will listen to what ever u say. they are very good dogs.
15. golden retriver,beagle and shin tzu are good
16. Here is a site that rates dogs at how good they are with children. I hope it is of some help. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/children.htm I have a Beagle and an APBT that are just great with kids. When my daughter brought my one month old grandson over for the first time she sat him on the floor in his carrier. The Pit, Honey, went over to check him out and just laid down next to him and stayed there for the hour he was there. She would not leave his side.