pet dog for the family

I really want to get a pet dog for my family and think it's a great way to teach kids about responsibility and love. But my sons are afraid of them. How can I help overcome their fear? They are 11 and 12. #pets #dogs

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Fear of dogs usually comes from a previous experience --- might be good to talk to them to ask why they are afraid. They may have had an incident where a dog chased them while playing outside or heard a similar scary story from a friend. Based on why they are afraid, you can come up with a solution! Like bringing them to a petting zoo or exposing them to movies with the dogs as heroes.

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