The beginning of a friendship between a little girl named Carly and a beagle named Buster. Best friends, dog, puppy.

My wife would like us to get a dog for our new home. My biggest concern is that we are planning a family and the effect a dog might have on a baby in the future. Most people have told me to find a specific dog that lives well with young kids.

Any suggestions?

The Beagle Boys (initially lucky) play with Puppy (the Jack Russel) and Ben (lab) when bex joins in the friends cant keep up and admire!

My family is wanting to get a large dog, we don’t care for small dogs that bark too much. But we are a little confused when it comes to the breed of dog we want because we hear about dogs that have bad temperments and are not good with children. We have three children ages are 10, 7, 5. We just need a dog that would be a good watch dog, but gentle and loving with our kids. Can anyone help?
We want to keep him inside, so we need a breed that would house train easily, too.

This year’s winner of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.