How do dogs know the difference between adults and kids?
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How do dogs know the difference between adults and kids? I have seen dogs tolerate and continue to play with a child even after the child (baby) tugged on them. If an adult did this, then they would risk being bitten by the dog.
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How do dogs know the difference between adults and kids? I have seen dogs tolerate and continue to play with a child even after the child (baby) tugged on them. If an adult did this, then they would risk being bitten by the dog.
July 5th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Generally children act differently, they are smaller and they have a bit of a different smell. Skipper ~ 1st In MMA Tourney!
July 7th, 2010 at 10:47 am
They dont know logically speaking. But they can sense the difference between different people, children, men or women, etc. Dogs are far from dumb! stephen
July 9th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Its all about temperament CTaylor0528
July 12th, 2010 at 12:02 am
I think most well-trained dogs would know to be gentle with kids, but even well-mannered dogs can snap at a child if they hurt the dog. BC love
July 15th, 2010 at 7:55 am
pheromones, testosterone, estrogen.
That’s why if men are stuck in the wilderness, they pee a big circle around their camp…to keep aggressive animals away. niceninja
July 17th, 2010 at 2:55 am
smell and size read “the nose”
(niceninja is partly right, btw) jennifer
July 18th, 2010 at 4:13 am
I think dogs like that kids are smaller. My dog *loves* kids and inherently tolerates any kind of shoving, fur-pulling, etc. so she always deals with kids’ shenanigans. A lot of dogs also jump up on people, so the small stature helps them greet people without the jumping. Pepe Silvia
July 19th, 2010 at 11:18 am
dogs have a sense of the pecking order knowing an adult as an alpha and a baby as a harmless runt Frank F
July 21st, 2010 at 10:03 am
When a kid does stuff like that it is considered play full and all because they are smaller, have a slight different smell and usually are eye level making the dog feel even or dominant towards the child. When an adult does something like that, the dog is more cautious towards it because an adult is so much taller and has a stronger smell telling the dog that they are not able to give their own smell to the adult by rubbing on them or stuff like that because the adults smell is already strong enough. beardeddragonQanswers
July 23rd, 2010 at 1:25 pm
have seen dogs attack kids for tugging on them.
just depends on dog and training. ladystang