Bite Prevention: What every parent needs to know
77% of dog bites to kids are from the family dog, or a friends dog! PLEASE, if you have kids click http://stopthe77.com watch the video, and get serious about educating yourself to protect your kid/s, AND the family dog or puppy.
This link http://www.doggonesafe.com/Baby_Grows_Up includes videos of exceptionally tolerant dogs being forced to "tolerate" way too much from the kids. This is how bites happen, and it's not the dogs fault. Parents, you must be fair and realistic about what you expect the dog to put up with from the kids.
Is it ok for our dog to lick the baby? Probably not. Click here for more:
Click here for an animated depiction of the warning signs that a dog needs space and will bite if the dog's warnings go unheeded!