Sorry, I obviously used wrong word by saying "extended" - what I meant was "other" people in the household who are experienced and actively involved in care and handling on regular bases (like the spouse , or daughter etc.). Also - cleaning part can be delegated to immediate family members.
I think that early socialization is essential for any breed and it is just unfortunate that that particular lady choose "bad socialization" partners without ever teaching them of what to do or not to do.
Puppy can be imprinted with bad experiences and than exposure to kids can have opposite effect.
However, there are kids who are extremely tentative, loving and gentle and would give fantastic socialization period to puppies. I personally would always rather buy a pup from a breeder who had pups exposed to many "outside world" situations - like hearing music, riding in the car, sniffing the baby and seeing the baby carriage, playing at 8 weeks with gentle kids , being accustomed to some grooming (fan, handling paws, etc.)
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