Am taking my very active, inquisitive toddler to a family party at the weekend. There will be 3 dogs there: one old grumpy one who has previously bitten my dh on the face and scarred him, one quite young but huge siberian husky, and one small dog whose owner doesn't believe in discipline or training (eg at previous family party dog nipped someone and drew blood, owner responded by giving dog a treat).
Party host is insisting dogs are all kept on leads to keep my DC safe which I'm grateful for but I don't know anything about dogs. Do I need to keep my DC away from the dogs completely? She's only 13 months, has been walking for a while but not old enough to explain how to be safe. Can I let her stroke them? How do I keep her safe doing this and not piss off the dogs?
Sorry if this sounds like stupid questions, I've never had a dog myself so just don't know what's reasonable!
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Dontiknowit · 20/08/2020 23:03
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