So, the young male Rotty I'm fostering is getting a ton of applications from families that have young children. I have such mixed feelings about adopting him out to a household with kids and I don't feel comfortable with it, but maybe I'm just being too paranoid? If anyone can give me some advice I'd appreciate it. What sort of questions should I ask to be sure?? The agency I'm fostering with told me that I have to place him in a home where I feel “total comfort”.

His good points: 1) He has no issues with other dogs....they come and posture and growl and bark in his face he has never reacted in the two months I've had him...his chest will remain up and out, ears up and he'll just stand proud. 2) He is great with people, tail wags and kisses (we did have a couple incidents of aggression, but they haven't happened again) 3) He has no issues with toys, food, chew items and not only can I take things from him, but my Jack Russell terrier can and he doesn't care. 4) He is excelling wonderfully at training and heels nicely, sits now automatically when I stop, and will now do the down command under heavy distraction on a NYC sidewalk with people, dogs, chaos all around.

His points he needs to work on: 1) He came from a severe neglect situation and sort of sometimes gets waaaaaaaaaaaay too excited when someone bestows attention on him which manifests in jumpiness, being mouthy....VERY MOUTHY!!! Keep in mind he is about 100 lbs and isn't done filling out and will probably top out around 115lb?? 2) He needs FIRM and consistent discipline and like a true teenager is always testing his boundaries.

So, my concern is that he would hurt a small child by accident. I spoke with one family that had a 9 yr old and a 4 yr old and they have a female 6 yr Rotty they got as a puppy...the rescue agency thinks it might be a great fit, they seem nice. Am I being too paranoid? I don't have kids so I don't really know and my friends that do have kids are so crazed with taking their kids to events, classes, etc that they would have little to no time to devote to all the training and exercise Truman, my foster pup needs, but maybe I'm just being unreasonable...I've gotten pretty attached to him and letting this guy go is going to be hard and I wonder if I'm not being totally objective.

You thoughts? Esp from people with young kids...

Have you tested him with kids? It sounds like, if his only issue is being boisterous, l would consider the home and not rule them out just for having kids.
A.) it sounds like he is still young; No matter what its going to come down to whether the potential adopters have the knowledge (or will get it) and the determination. other than that it doesnt sound like he has any kid red flags.
all dogs have the potential to accidently hurt kids, but it comes down to the parents....

Have you tested him with kids? It sounds like, if his only issue is being boisterous, l would consider the home and not rule them out just for having kids.
A.) it sounds like he is still young; No matter what its going to come down to whether the potential adopters have the knowledge (or will get it) and the determination. other than that it doesnt sound like he has any kid red flags.
all dogs have the potential to accidently hurt kids, but it comes down to the parents....

oops, can a mod delete this one for me (double post)