My childhood dog adored children, and would let them do literally whatever they wanted to him. When my little sister came into the family as a foster child, the dog went nuts over her. She did not understand how to carry the lil dude because she was 3 and has intellectual disabilities and autism. I have a picture somewhere of her carrying him through the yard upside down and the dog was absolutely thrilled despite being upside down. The dog weighed 5 lbs, so he was a tiny boi. He lived to be 18, and I got him when he was 4. He had a great run at life. :)