After getting the professionals advice, there are many different things required to socialise the dogs properly.
1. they need to be fed more, and at more frequencies. Less hungry, less nippy.
2. adults to meet n greet dogs when going outside first, calming them down from their excitement and jumping before kids go outside to play.
3. kids to pat n meet n greet dogs before just running off or past dogs without patting/greeting first.
4. dogs to come inside more whilst in the growing stage to calm and socialise them more.
5. no yelling and screaming from kids around dogs, which will keep dogs calm instead of hyping them right up.
5. give dogs some chew toys to chew on.
6. start walking dogs in 2 weeks time and start professional training with collars n leads etc with trainer.
7. 10 other things i have forgotten already.
So at this stage, we will give the professional fellow a good run at it, and if the dogs can be trained to my satisfaction, and his, then i will keep them, but really, i will be keeping the young bloke well away until he gets alot bigger, and the dogs will never be around him EVER without me being right there, and i will muzzle the dogs til training is over, and even after training, i think it might/muzzle will stay a permanent fixture when the young bloke goes in the backyard. That way it will always be 100 percent safe.
I will take things very slowly. I only have the 2 x kids (girl aged 12 and boy aged nearly 3) so everything will be done to accomodate this family safety first. Even a labrador can bite, so a muzzle around kids is always a safe option during training and after. We will see how things go. Stay tuned.
Sounds like a positive start. I hope it all goes well. If you put in the effort, you'll see results. Keep us updated with the progress.
