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Re: How are your ridgebacks with children?
« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2006, 09:53 PM »
My boys have the best time with our dogs.
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Re: How are your ridgebacks with children?
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2006, 04:26 PM »
We just spent the weekend at my inlaws.  Our son is 14 months.  Two nights in a row, we put him to bed and went out with friends, leaving him with my hubby's parents.  They have a 10 year old Springer Spaniel.  Both nights, their Spaniel went into the guest room and our Stella tore after her.  They were fine together while Alex was awake and playing, but Stella gets protective of him while he sleeps.  How cute is that.
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Re: How are your ridgebacks with children?
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2006, 07:05 PM »
I am going to add photos of Madison with Rhett and Joe.  I love all of the photos you all have shared. I have many favorites, but these 4 speak volumes.
1. Rhett as a tiny tyke had exposure to our neighbor boy, Danny as well as Madison.
2. Madie's secret to the boys' adoration, I am sure, has something to do with viewing as a source of nibbles and treats.
4. She is comfy around the boys and they with her.
Over the weekend I had 6 RRs here, a Dobe and a Greyhound.  She wasn't fazed at all.  She thinks she is a dog...she will drink from the dog water bowl, if we aren't careful, sometimes she will lick her plate like a doggy (especially if it is cake or something sweet).  I kid her mom and tell her if I find her lifting her leg to go potty in the yard, I will draw the line. ::)

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Re: How are your ridgebacks with children?
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2006, 10:09 PM »
 Sharon,
 I just love the picture with the baby laughing on the ground!!!! What sweet pictures.
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Re: How are your ridgebacks with children?
« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2006, 12:23 AM »
Sharon,
 I just love the picture with the baby laughing on the ground!!!! What sweet pictures.

Thank you very much!  Photography is my passion along with writing.  Needless to say that my favorite subjects are Madison, Joe and Rhett.

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Re: How are your ridgebacks with children?
« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2006, 12:24 PM »
Hi sharon, love the  pics of the dogs with the kids :) and love the story about the plate licking......too cute and made me smile!

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Re: How are your ridgebacks with children?
« Reply #21 on: April 26, 2006, 12:33 PM »
Hi sharon, love the  pics of the dogs with the kids :) and love the story about the plate licking......too cute and made me smile!

Melissa P

Thank you, Melissa.  Raising kids with dogs is wonderful and so good for children as it teaches them compassion, care and the joy of being loved unconditionally.  A few slurps out of a water bowl...are a small price to pay  ;D ....now, if I could only convince my daughter of that.

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Re: How are your ridgebacks with children?
« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2006, 09:12 AM »
my son is eight, and recently I had taken on a few little ones for a good freind who needed a hair cut - two 18 month old twins.....they were all over that water bowl in two seconds flat! I had forgotten to pick it up like I knew to do when Peter was little - funny how they gravitate to those things -
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