ange828 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Are Siberian huskies good dogs to have if one has children? Do they easily get along with children and will they protect them If need be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 My two love kids they aren't generally a protective breed tho so I wouldn't expect them to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpups Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpups Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Yep mine love my daughter and my nieces and nephew as for watching and protecting then all depends on the dog.. My alpha doez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erika & the pack Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 As far as I can tell most huskies love kids, I have only met a few who didn't and it was usually due to them not being exposed to children much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotTheDogWhisperer Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 You may know this already but I'm putting this out there just in case, never leave your dog(s) alone with children. The media is littered with the dire consequences of doing otherwise...defnitely not a risk worth taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erika & the pack Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 And to add to the last poster (who is absolutely right) please be sure to teach your babies to interact with your puppy safely, and to teach your puppy to interact with your babies safely. Its a big job sometimes but it can also be the most rewarding one. Please ask any questions you need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Kay Scroggins Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 Duke is very great with my kids, but I find he doesn't know his size very well around the baby. He's learning, but I still have to be careful. For the most part everyone plays on the floor together. With that being said, Duke has snapped at my daughter (5 years old) before for trying to take a bone in an attempt to play with him. So I have had to teach her to never approach a dog that is chewing on a bone or eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle12 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Yes Lobo does great with kids and loves them. My twin 2 year old nephews adore him, I just worry that he will knock them over because he is excited being around them. He does great with my 13 year old son and the neighborhood kids. I always watch him around little ones, while there has never been any problem, you just never know. I don't think he would ever intentionally harm them however while I think of him as my furry kid, he is still a dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Generally they are great with kids but it is also a socialising thing i have socialised both of mine around children as i do plan on having some some day and hopefully i still have these two when i do I also think its a case of teaching the child aswell though how to interact properly with the dog etc Also crate training is a good idea or gates so that when your eating or the child is eating the dogs do not get in the way or sit and beg as this could potentially result in fighting aswell so i think a precaution like that is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) Here is my 7 year old daughter doing some desensitisation training with Ronin this afternoon Edited May 21, 2015 by Jase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triwolf5 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 My Husky has known my two girls (now ages 2.5 years and 4 months) since birth. She definitely isn't protective, but that's typical of Huskies I've met. Overall I think Huskies do very well with kids but this is my N=1 opinion. She gets along well with both girls. I've tried to stress to the toddler how to properly act and treat the dogs. She's starting to get it. It was much more difficult when she was younger (<1 year) and couldn't understand. She liked to "pet" the dog and give her hugs. The biggest problem is when my eldest started standing and then walking/climbing. She would lose her balance and fall on the dog or try to use the dog as a step stool. A few times she accidentally stepped or fell on the dog's belly and the Husky snapped at her. It was nothing serious, mainly a warning and knee-jerk reaction, so I didn't punish the dog. I just tried to explain to my daughter why the dog did that. The other problem we have now is my Husky REALLY likes food. I am trying to get it through the toddler's head that if she has food within the dog's reach, it will no longer be her food (yet she still walks around waving a kids granola bar or cheese stick). I will punish the dog for grabbing food from the toddler's hand. However, having a food oriented dog comes in very handy for all the food messes that my toddler makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Ice used to be quite fearful of children. Kids behaviour can be quite unpredictable and spook a dog. He's much better now and generally just tends to ignore children we see on our walk.....unless they're teenage boys. He seems to get very excited when he sees one and tries to jump up on them, lol. Probably as we have a teenage son and so he's comfortable around them. The jumping up part is probably the part that would stick out to me as possibly being an issue. They can easily topple over a younger child. Training them not to jump should help but i know that when ice gets excited he forgets himself and jumps all over people. He also sometimes tries to pinch food off my 11 year old. I have to keep a close eye on them both if my sons standing around eating something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Kay Scroggins Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Oh yes, the comments above reminded me of the food snatching, ha! If my daughter holds her food over the floor while not paying attention, he will snatch it from her. We have had quite a few tears over stolen chicken fingers. I typically get more mad at her than the dog though. Reason being, she will sometimes feed him purposefully from the table. So if she's holding her food over the floor and not paying attention, he doesn't know the difference and thinks she's trying to feed him. He does make an excellent vacuum for underneath my table and my son's highchair. Our 10 month old drops a lot of food into his lap, so Duke always comes behind him and cleans up the chair which makes it much easier for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael_Astro Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 I don't have children, as a pup Astro was terrified of children. I've introduced him more to my next door neighbour's children, and as he's grown up he's gone from being quite bouncy to bring more gentle with them. He did knock my friend's child down the stairs when she was going upstairs, he chased after her and knocked her over by accident. He steals dummies too! I think he would be a lot better with children of he had been brought up with them, I don't want any. I think it's just as much about teaching the child how to act around dogs. He's fine with children unless they start flapping their arms at him or patting him rather than stroking him (he hates being patted) and he hates screaming and loud crying, he jumps all over them trying to find out what's wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 If things are getting mental at the park with dogs tearing around. Ronin will walk over and stand next to or in front of my daughter. He has also had a few undisciplined young kids chase him and grab onto his butt at the park, thankfully he was very good. But I did have to discipline the parents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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