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Children
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Terriers are very family oriented and love to play with children.
Both can learn and enjoy a great deal from each other. Common sense
must dictate that no young child should be left alone with any dog
of any breed. Until the child is older and has learnt to successfully
control the dog under all circumstances all interaction between the
two must be adult supervised.
Children must be taught how to act around the dog and the pup must be trained how to behave around children. The dog must be trained in a non-aggressive manner without resorting to force, physical domination or punishment for control. Any method you use should be one that can be equally used by your children. Aggression creates aggression Physical procedures such as restraint, grabbing the scruff of the neck, forcing the dog on its back (alpha roll-over ), leash pulling , jerking and hanging etc. may curtail unwanted behavior but only at the expense of damaging the dog’s temperament. The family dog does not require domination it needs psychological control and education. Training Train your dog using lure and reward methods that are just as physically possible for your child to perform as they are for you. A training school which begins with puppy kindergarten and socialization and involves the whole family in the classes is the place to start. Choose one that allows you to visit the school to observe their training to be sure that you will be comfortable there. With this training and mutual respect your family and dog should enjoy a wonderful life together. |
