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In reply to the discussion: Pitbulls Used to Be Considered the Perfect "Nanny Dogs" for Children -- [View all]MadHound
(34,179 posts)You'd better wrap them snugly in bubble wrap, and just keep them at home. Because frankly, the chances of your child getting hit by lightning, kidnapped by a stranger, hit by a car, trampled by a cow, and many other such remote possibilities are much greater than the very remote chance your family dog will turn into a killer and kill your child as they sleep in bed together, or romp through the front yard.
Seriously, are you that worked up about such a remote possibility that you're not going to let your child sleep with a dog in their bed, or play in the back yard with the family dog? If so, don't even bother to get a dog, because your nervousness and paranoia will never allow you or your family to have a normal relationship with any dog.