Dog trainer Martin Rütter explains that some of the dogs' behavior that is considered cute comes from their prey-catching behavior. “A dog is and remains a predator.
There is always a residual risk with dogs and children, even if they are such lovely dogs. We never leave our children alone with the dogs,” said Martin Ruetter in an interview with the German news agency NDR. For example, that the dog is never alone with a child, but also that a dog has a fixed place where it can relax and which is taboo for babies and small children. For more animal news, subscribe to Landtiere.de’s free partner newsletter, which you can subscribe to right here.. When dogs “take care” of small children, it can be a sweet sight. But some dog behaviors are anything but harmless for small children - even if the dog has not shown any obviously aggressive behavior beforehand. Many biting incidents are related to people not correctly assessing their own dogs or other dogs.