Totally agree, my dogs love adults, but have never been around kids. they love when company is coming and get all excited if I say Pat, Jackie, or whomever is coming. They will wait by the door until they arrive whining a little bit. They they do not want them to leave and start whining again. Nothing like a poodle
It's good to have well socialized dogs. I have proof.
My dogs aren't by any means perfectly trained. I've become quite the lazy lately in my advanced years. lol. I mean, I should be spending more time keeping some of their skills fresh. Instead they regress. :ahhhhh: Time to get back to it a little bit more.
BUT...I am so very glad they were raised as very young puppies (got them at 8 weeks of age) around neighborhood children. And that my breeder saw to it that they got ample early, critical socialization. OMG in early days in my old neighborhood they got loved on, hugged, kissed, held in laps pretty much daily. Those neighbor kids of mine would lie down flat on their backs and let these puppies crawl all over them. When I walked up the street, they'd come running out of their houses, calling out to their friends, "The poodles! The Poodles!" LOL. When the puppies got old enough to go out of my yard (my previous house) we'd stop along the way on our walks and all kinds of kids came over to visit with the pups. They sure loved those poodles. *chuckles here* As a result they are so tolerant and loving of kids, as well as adults. They'll put up with almost anything and gladly.
Today, we took a little hike on these really cool trails along side the river. (the best sounds in the world) And when we came back to the parking lot, there was a school bus...a field trip for some elementary school kids. They were over by the amphitheater in this park that includes Audubon center having their picnic lunch. They saw the two poodle lads and oo'd and awwww'd over them and wanted so much to visit so I veered off my path and let the kids pat the poodles. The only thing Matisse doesn't go for too much but will tolerate... and I told the kids (who eagerly explained to the other kids) that he doesn't like the top of his head patted. But Maurice doesn't care about anything. He's totally in heaven with kids, adults anyone and anything. The kids all kids converged on these little animals and I observed their body language...not that they would get too overwhelmed. They enjoyed thoroughly the visit and then Matisse let me know that it was fine for a while but he was ready to hit the road. So we dragged Maurice away from the kidlettes and headed for the car. It was a nice day. And while I'm not proud of my keeping all their training quite up to par, I am pleased that they can go out and enjoy people...adults, kids, most other dogs are fine. So they make me glad. Not proud. Just glad. lol.
The moral of this story is...regardless of fear of disease and other nasties, don't skimp on socialization from the get go and keep it going forever. Make sure you control their environment and keep everything pleasant.
You don't want to wind up with fearful or snappy dogs.
BUT...I am so very glad they were raised as very young puppies (got them at 8 weeks of age) around neighborhood children. And that my breeder saw to it that they got ample early, critical socialization. OMG in early days in my old neighborhood they got loved on, hugged, kissed, held in laps pretty much daily. Those neighbor kids of mine would lie down flat on their backs and let these puppies crawl all over them. When I walked up the street, they'd come running out of their houses, calling out to their friends, "The poodles! The Poodles!" LOL. When the puppies got old enough to go out of my yard (my previous house) we'd stop along the way on our walks and all kinds of kids came over to visit with the pups. They sure loved those poodles. *chuckles here* As a result they are so tolerant and loving of kids, as well as adults. They'll put up with almost anything and gladly.
Today, we took a little hike on these really cool trails along side the river. (the best sounds in the world) And when we came back to the parking lot, there was a school bus...a field trip for some elementary school kids. They were over by the amphitheater in this park that includes Audubon center having their picnic lunch. They saw the two poodle lads and oo'd and awwww'd over them and wanted so much to visit so I veered off my path and let the kids pat the poodles. The only thing Matisse doesn't go for too much but will tolerate... and I told the kids (who eagerly explained to the other kids) that he doesn't like the top of his head patted. But Maurice doesn't care about anything. He's totally in heaven with kids, adults anyone and anything. The kids all kids converged on these little animals and I observed their body language...not that they would get too overwhelmed. They enjoyed thoroughly the visit and then Matisse let me know that it was fine for a while but he was ready to hit the road. So we dragged Maurice away from the kidlettes and headed for the car. It was a nice day. And while I'm not proud of my keeping all their training quite up to par, I am pleased that they can go out and enjoy people...adults, kids, most other dogs are fine. So they make me glad. Not proud. Just glad. lol.
The moral of this story is...regardless of fear of disease and other nasties, don't skimp on socialization from the get go and keep it going forever. Make sure you control their environment and keep everything pleasant.
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