What do you do with dogs when people visit?

[RoganJosh]

I'd be grateful to find out what's normal from a dog owner POV if that's ok?
My sister has recently moved away so I will need to visit. She and her DP have a 18 month old Samoid and a 9 month old Husky. The Samoid in particular is very jumpy up-y and barky.
We have three smallish children (3-6) who are a bit scared of dogs (from previous visits and another friend's jumpy dog).

We may visit for the day or overnight. I am concerned about the children and the dogs and wondering what's normal wrt dogs and children visitors. I think it would help when I'm discussing it with her.
So, what would you do with the dogs/children situation if you were the owner?

We have had children visiting who are petrified of dogs....we kept them in separate rooms as much as possible, sometimes put Dpup on a lead, he was crated during mealtimes but it's not a situation I would be happy to repeat frequently.

Depends on the home set up. Crates and baby gates can work. My folks live in the countryside and put the dogs in the old stabling when sil comes over with the kids. She has terrible allergies, and mum and dad have crazy but lovely springers that can easily bowl the kids over so they go outside.

It makes my mum sad, as her dogs are her replacement babies.

HTH.

If they are reasonable people (???and not all of us dog owners are in my experience...) then your sister should find a way to keep both dogs and children happy and away from one another.

In my house we have a lot of children who live here and many toddlers and other visitors. My dog has been taught not to jump up (she's a springer), not to approach people unless called/invited, not to demand attention from anyone who comes in . However, assuming your sis hasn't the inclination/time/resources to train her dogs to this extent (and tbh even if she has) then asking her to keep the dogs in a separate space from the children and to introduce them in a low key and controlled way if your DC want to.

If you think she might take offence (my dog's would never hurt a fly etc etc) you could present it as giving the dogs space and safety away from exuberant bouncy children so the dogs don;t feel their space is being invaded.

We always put our dogs in the utility room , when guests come, especially children.

Dogs and others peoples kids are a no no for me. I just don't take any chances.

I have a baby gate on the kitchen door that goes up.

Punter lab gets very excited when children visit so I keep him in the kitchen when people arrive, then on a lead for a little while asking folk to ignore him. After 10 mins or so he is fairly calm and usually goes in the garden with them hoping for a game of chase ball. It is the waggly bottom and tail that usually causes problems with the toddlers, one swipe and they are down!

Both my dogs stay in there beds even if people are in the same room, the people get told not to touch the dogs. If I have visitors that are scared of dogs or children visiting who will not leave them alone the dogs get put in their outside run. Although my dogs are fabulous with children there is only so much prodding and poking they will put up with!

I put the dog in another room or outside for a bit. Once the excitement has died down the dog ignores the visitors

Thank you for all your replies. It's really helpful to know what is vaguely usual before I start talking to her.