When I was a child, my grandmother had a schnauzer...we grew up together. Everywhere I went, he was there with me. I think that it is just the way you socialize your dog. If they are brought up with children, then they will be ok around them. I think that children's snappy movements scare "little doggies." I just recently bought my grandmother another schnauzer. We socialize him with children a lot. So, hopefully he will turn out the same way.

On the otherhand, I have a shih-tzu. She was never really socialized around "small children," when she was a puppy. My niece is 5 years old now, and she is just now getting to the point where she will let her pet her without running. Gizmo has always been very protective of Emily. Even when she was an infant she would sit under her crib and come and get someone if Emily would make a peep....sooooooo i guess my remark to this is if you socialize them with children they should be ok

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