Hi vielee5, I'm envious! I love those dogs, and they were on my 'yes' list when looking for a dog.  My dog is wonderful, and very careful with my two year old.  Since bringing him over a month ago, he has bumped my boy one time causing him to fall over but it didn't phase him at all.  We practice good household citizenship between dog and kids.  I remind the kids to walk around him carefully, and to not step on or sit on him, that we love him and he's a good dog.  He hears all this praise, and thumps his tail even when it's the kids I'm talking to.  If I came across the chance to get a BMD I would be sorely tempted, but I sure do love my Mack - the yellow bus.  Jules