Breed is not the only factor that determines how dog-friendly your kid-friendly dog will be, proper socialization training as a puppy is essential. Your kid-friendly puppy needs to be exposed to other puppies and people through supervised play dates, dog park outings and puppy parties. Kid-friendly dogs who are not socialized as pups often become fearful of people and dogs which can lead to aggressive behavior problems.

Dogs can make wonderful emotional support animals. Even if they’re ‘only’ our pets we still turn to them when we…