I have no idea where these descriptions of 'aggressive' pointers are coming from. We have a GSP who is around a year old, and he is extremely gentle and careful. He is affectionate but not overwhelming, and mostly likes to justsit on your feetrather than jump all over people. He has been exceptional with every child he has met, and is very calm and docile around them. You can take anything from him, he will not growl. Like any largedog I'd imagine he might accidentally knock a very small child over, but there is no malice to him whatsoever. Temperament-wise i'd trust himwith a childover our Black Lab/Golden, Bloodhound and Black Mouth Cur put together.

He is exuberant and does need to run a lot, but he is calm indoors. I think a GSP would become problematic if kept alone outside (as with any dog).Any dog will come up with bad habits to entertain itself ifnot givenenough stimulation. Ours does not do well alone, but I believe this is because he was a rescue and has bonded very closely with myself and the other dogs. He is completely submissive with other dogs.

Any breed of dog will be aggressive if you buy one that is poorly bred and/or allow it to behave in an aggressive manner. Whichever dog you get, make sure the dog AND the children know the rules on how to treat each other, and you should not have problems.