You must be careful as a parent picking out a dog for your family.
As a single person with no children, you don't really think about the safety of another individual around your dog.
When you eventually have children this can prove to be a totally different story.
The most important key is to pick out a dog that has a friendly, calm, and tolerant personality.
Children like to play with dogs.
This play can cause accidents and be rough on a dog.
A dog with a tolerant personality will take your child pulling at his ear in stride.
Your number one concern is the dog personality.
But there are a few others to consider.
High energy and toy dogs are usually are not a good fit for a family.
Many of the tiny toy dogs can be easily hurt by a child.
While high energy dogs will be very hard to control and may injure your child.
Large to medium sized dogs seem to be the best choice.
Most of these dogs are laid back and tolerant animals.
Some examples are Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retriever, and Cocker Spaniels.
Very large dogs though may injure your child as they will just settle down anywhere and go to sleep.
Hopefully this will not be on your child.
In conclusion, it is best to take the personality of any dog into consideration.
Just because it is a Labrador Retriever doesn't mean that its temperament is good for your children.
Don't forget that there are many wonderful dogs and puppies at your local shelter just looking for a family.