We often receive calls from clients that are concerned about their dogs and children. Their concern is that either their dog knocking the kids down, barking at the child, growling at the child or has bitten their children or someone elses child. This is obviously a situation that should raise concern with any adult. However, we often find that the dog is generally not at fault in most situations. I have had cases where children have jumped on, stepped on or pulled on the dog and hurt it in some way, and the dog acted out to defend itself. For example, I once trained a Rottweiler that bit a child after the boy stepped on the dog while it was fast asleep. The dog awoke a bit the boy instinctively after being hurt and startled.

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