For most of Thandi's life (she was a Rhodie) I kept her away from young children. She bit my youngest twice (his fault, really, for surprising her while she was sleeping) and for the rest of their lives, they tolerated each other. If other young kids came near her, she'd try and get away from them, and if she couldn't, she would nip. So, from those experiences for everyone's sake, she spent the last 8 years of her life very happy with us, but not being subjected to young children. It wasn't that she attacked them, but a nip from a Rhodie is serious enough to want to avoid.
Just safer all round and way less stressful. I wish it could have been different, but it wasn't. Even a bahaviorist couldn't fix it.





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