Hello my name is Crystal and just lookin for some people to talk dogs with well my husband and I have a ddb,AB, and we just got a german shepard that we rescued.... we had a second AB but we had to put her to sleep about a mo ago.... anyways i just wanted to see what other ddb owners thought about them with kids i know that they say they are good but my husband and I are thinking about starting a fam.. and while my ab and my new shepard are sweet my mastiff is a ass lol... i know i shouldnt be laughing but he really is i love him with all my heart he is very OB but he can be mean to strangers he is good with female dogs and he has became friends with my new shepard after whereing a muzzel for 3 week while with him but im just worried how he well be with a child he likes my bird and cats he is a little baby with my husband and I ooh he is 2 years old as of last Dec happy birthday Amos.... Anyway does anyone have any info for me.. thanks for your time everyone..
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Welcome Crystal! Sorry for your loss.
DDB's being mastiffs are very powerful. My first question would be have you done any obedience training with your ddb? If he has issues I would seriously weigh the options and situation before I brought a child into the mix.
Keep us posted.
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Yes he is totaly ob trained just really dont like strangers my husband thinks he well be fine given how he is with us and people he knows i mean if i let him meet someone a few times he becomes a baby with them.. and he is gentel with the bird and cats and such but i just dont want him to act up with a child?
Crystal
Welcome to the board Crystal.
I also have DDBs. As for the dog excepting a new baby, well has he been around other babies and how does he act? My main concern is that with any dog, child and dog are to never be left alone together unattended. Most dogs are fine with children, but any breed that is as large and powerful as a DDB has to be monitored at all times. The dog could injure a baby or small child with no intent to do so.
Are your dogs crate trained? If not I would recommend that all the dogs be trained and get crates, that way you can put the crates in the living room and they can be in there and yet be under total control so that nothing happens such as tripping over them while you are carrying the baby. Also once a dog is crate trained they love them, it is a safe den for them and a great way to teach children to not bother a dog when they are crated so the dog can safely chew on a toy or bone without feeling they have to protect it from the child. Also the dogs all need to understand that all people - even children are higher on the totem pole than they are. When a new baby comes into the family dogs will look at it as a new member to the pack and assume that it is lower in stature than they are. This is very important to never allow to happen as most dog bites with children are due to the dog reacting to the child as tho it was another dog in the pack and the dog is just telling it to behave.
Good Luck and let us know how things are going.
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