very good posts my house dog is great with my nephew and always sits by him kisses him and plays with him and he to waits for food that the kid gives him, but like all said i am always there and no matter how good he is me not being around is just not gonna happen. these dogs are smart and kids do not look or smell like another animal they have a human scent and the dogs equate that. my cousin has three young kids with one extremely dog aggressive dog but loves those kids to death. they are great with kids but as was said i would never leave any breed alone with a kid