It's not always the animal to blame, some children can be devilish and surreptitiously tease, torture, badger and mistreat animals behind adults backs especially if the adults are not watching for it.
In Africa as children we were taught that animals are to be respected and treated well, and to respect their physical space, deliberate teasing or in any way mistreating an animal will be met with severe punishment. A child who mistreats animals is likely to go on to big problems in the future.
I know some dogs do not like children because of their unpredictable nature, unexpected movements, hyper behaviour and general screaming and noisiness. The children need to be taught that this is the case and not be allowed to be spoiled noisy uncaring brats like so many children I see today.
In Africa as children we were taught that animals are to be respected and treated well, and to respect their physical space, deliberate teasing or in any way mistreating an animal will be met with severe punishment. A child who mistreats animals is likely to go on to big problems in the future.
I know some dogs do not like children because of their unpredictable nature, unexpected movements, hyper behaviour and general screaming and noisiness. The children need to be taught that this is the case and not be allowed to be spoiled noisy uncaring brats like so many children I see today.
It's not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable. The hundred-times-refuted theory of "free will" owes its persistence to this charm alone; some one is always appearing who feels himself strong enough to refute it - Friedrich Nietzsche