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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 254404" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Hi GCV--</p><p> </p><p>I guess that I will chime in here as "Devil's Advocate"....</p><p> </p><p>I think that getting a puppy to help your child make friends is the same as getting a pool, or a treehouse, or a dune buggy.... Any of these things will attract the attention of the neighborhood kids and will bring them to your house to play. </p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, they will not solve any social issues (especially if your cild is one to let others take advantage of them). You may find that suddenly you have all these kids interested in the dog--and not much caring whether your child is around or not.</p><p> </p><p>This used to happen at my house....we had a dog, a basketball net and a big assortment of outdoor toys and plenty of room to play. We used to find that neighborhood kids would come over to use our stuff, ride their bikes around, play with the dog....but they really were not interested in difficult child. When I would tell the little girls "<em>O, I'm sorry, but difficult child is not here</em>..."--they would respond with "<em>That's OK, I just wanted to take your dog for a walk. Where's the leash</em>?"</p><p> </p><p>Dogs are great....but I would not expect owning one to solve any social issues.</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 254404, member: 6546"] Hi GCV-- I guess that I will chime in here as "Devil's Advocate".... I think that getting a puppy to help your child make friends is the same as getting a pool, or a treehouse, or a dune buggy.... Any of these things will attract the attention of the neighborhood kids and will bring them to your house to play. Unfortunately, they will not solve any social issues (especially if your cild is one to let others take advantage of them). You may find that suddenly you have all these kids interested in the dog--and not much caring whether your child is around or not. This used to happen at my house....we had a dog, a basketball net and a big assortment of outdoor toys and plenty of room to play. We used to find that neighborhood kids would come over to use our stuff, ride their bikes around, play with the dog....but they really were not interested in difficult child. When I would tell the little girls "[I]O, I'm sorry, but difficult child is not here[/I]..."--they would respond with "[I]That's OK, I just wanted to take your dog for a walk. Where's the leash[/I]?" Dogs are great....but I would not expect owning one to solve any social issues. --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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