Cross Breeds

Is a new puppy a good idea.?

Before my little girl was born. I got a pit bull and a rott and 2 dashund both 7. now shes 22 months the pit is 4 and rott is 5. my mom wants to get her a new daschund puppy that is at her house the puppy is cute but how will the older dogs react to a new puppy they are just getting use to the baby i want her to have a puppy she can play with but i don't know I was raised around rotts and Pits my whole life they are great with kids mine tolerate her if they annoyed they just go outside and play. You just have to teach your dogs that there dogs not humans and that their are under humans. now without proper training yes they are a dangerous forse but these dogs i feel safe living her in the back yard with them as long as i can see i can work inside because they are not going to let anyone walk up there.

Public Comments

1. Wow. You must be crazy to have a pitbull around your baby, i mean serious, have you not seen how vicious those dogs have been. To be honest i qouldnt have any dogs with a baby unless i had raised them both together and it would preferably be a smaller dog, your house must reek.
2. Personally, I wouldn't. It sounds like you have a full house with 4 dogs and a young child. However, if your mom would like to get her own dog...that's a different story. But puppies aren't really "toys" to be played with by toddlers.
3. If you think you can handle another puppy they why not try it. talk to your mom befor hand and see if she will take the puppy if it does not work out. just take everything slow with the new puppy mayb have your dogs meet the pup at a park a few times befor you bring it home. Though im not sure why she couldnt play with your adult dogs, My girls play with my dogs. I have a boston and a pug, we had a pitty but he passed. Pittys are great family dogs, they were called nanny dogs because they are great with kids. yes pittys can bite so can labs, and yorkies. Pittys are good dogs.
4. im not going to argue on the breed of your dog choices. i have friends with pits, and children and they are the nicest of pets. Pits, along with any other dog can be mean if provoked but pits just have that reputation and violent blood in them. In all honesty, i think 4 dogs is enough. If you want to get a puppy for your daughter, and have it her dog, then maybe wait untill she is old enough to take care of it, take it for walks, feed it, and pick up after it. At 22 months, its just going to be another pet knocking her over, really. And a dog that is good for kids would more likely be a Labrador.
5. As far as the first two answers any dog is a potential danger around a baby. Two lap dogs killed a baby a couple weeks ago. Pits and rotties can be loving, docile dogs if treated well. I would have no issue with the breeds and take it on a case by case basis. I wouldn't get a puppy though. You have enough animals for her to interact with, I'd wait until she was a few years old then take her to the animal shelter to choose her own puppy.
6. I would hold off. Your daughter would probably have fun with a puppy now, but she wouldn't remember much about it later on. You'd be better to hold off, let the other dogs grow up and mellow out more, and consider getting a puppy when she's old enough to learn the lessons about responsibility that a pet so readily provides.
7. I don't know about the puppy but I did want to say I back you with the dogs you have. We have a chow chow and people look at us like we're nuts to have a dog like her around our children. She was raised with our kids (our oldest is almost 7 and our dog is 5.5) and she knows her place BELOW our kids. She's never hurt them. Kudos to you to standing up to ignorant people about your dogs.
8. Remember that you'll be the one taking care of this puppy. Which,by the way will grow into a dog!!
9. If the new dog is at your mom's house - I don't see a problem with it. We only have two dogs, but when we got the second a year ago he added a lot of household stress. The biggest deal was housebreaking him - not a big deal when we got our older dog (before we had kids), a very big stress when you have young children around too - cleaning up the mess, taking the dog out often, etc... Additionally, puppies go through that nippy stage, plus jumping/scratching, so there is that to consider. I have actually read that older dogs are better for young children because they know how to behave. I grew up with dachschunds and they are wonderful dogs. We had a 6 year old dachsie when I was born and he was such a loving dog. Just make sure she's careful around his/her back - they can get back problems due to their length.