You want your dog(s) to be gentle with your children as well as being able to handle the heavy-handed displays of affection and hugs children love to dish out. You want your dog[s] to easily handle all the running, screaming and sudden displays of exuberance that come with the territory. Don’t be surprised by who’s on our list, for example, Boxers are known to be great with children. However, the smaller, delicate, and potentially ‘snappy’ dogs such as Chihuahuas & Dachshunds aren’t so family-friendly.
Young children and dogs of any breed should always be supervised by an adult and never left alone together, period.
No matter what the breed or breed type, all dogs have strong jaws, sharp pointy teeth, and may bite in stressful circumstances.
Most dog bites occur when small toddlers approach and hug a sleeping dog. The dog, in a deep sleep, suddenly feels choked & reacts before being fully awake ~ biting the child ~ and in most cases it costs the dog it’s life. I am a big supporter of evaluating the situation and knowing the dog would never have bitten the child if he or she was fully awake and aware of the situation.
Affenpinscher
Airedale Terrier
Akita
American Foxhound
American Water Spaniel
Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Australian Terrier
Basenji
Basset Hound
Beagle
Bearded Collie
Beauceron
Bedlington Terrier
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Tervuren
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bichon Frise
Black and Tan Coonhound
Black Russian Terrier
Bloodhound
Border Collie
Border Terrier
Borzoi
Boston Terrier
Boxer
Briard
Brittany Spaniel
Brussels Griffon
Boykin Spaniel
Cairn Terrier
Canaan Dog
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chinese Crested Dog
Clumber Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
Collie
Curly-Coated Retriever
Dalmatian
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
English Cocker Spaniel
English Foxhound
English Setter
English Springer Spaniel
English Toy Spaniel
Field Spaniel
Finnish Spitz
Flat-Coated Retriever
French Bulldog
German Pinscher
German Shepherd
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer
Giant Schnauzer
Glen of Imaal Terrier
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Great Dane
Great Pyrenee
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Harrier
Havanese
Ibizan Hound
Irish Setter
Irish Water Spaniel
Irish Wolfhound
Italian Greyhound
Jack Russell Terrier
Japanese Chin
Keeshond
Komondor
Kuvasz
Labrador Retriever
Lakeland Terrier
Lowchen
Maltese
American Eskimo Dog
Miniature Poodle
Miniature Schnauzer
Newfoundland
Norfolk Terrier
Norwegian Elkhound
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Old English Sheepdog
Otterhound
Papillon
Parson Russell Terrier
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Pharaoh Hound
Plott Hound
Pointer
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Portuguese Water Dog
Pug
Puli
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Saint Bernard
Samoyed
Sealyham Terrier
Shetland Sheepdog
Shiba Inu
Shih Tzu
Silky Terrier
Skye Terrier
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Spinone Italiano
Manchester Terrier
Standard Poodle
Standard Schnauzer
Sussex Spaniel
Swedish Vallhund
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier
Toy Poodle
Vizsla
Weimaraner
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
Whippet
Wire Fox Terrier
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Yorkshire Terrier