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aggsw · Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 3

Our friends have a 4-year old down syndrome son, and twins and they would window to get them a dog especially for the disabled son. What kind of dog would you recommend?
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Angie · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject: Dog breed for disabled child

It’s nice that your friends want to have a dog. It is good for kids to grow with dogs. Are they planning to buy a puppy or an adult dog?

Puppies require 24 ours supervision at the first 6 months. They are cute, but totally time intensive.
For the family with 3 kids I recommend an adult dog, because an adult dog is ready for life. No more housetraining, "chewing-time" is over, etc

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I don’t know the family situation, but I would recommend the following breeds, especially for the disabled son:

Golden retriever

Pug

Boxer

Poodle

This 4 dog breeds do not need extremly exercised. They can be happy just to be around the family, and they are good with kids.

I would not recommend toy dog breeds for this family.
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