Hey we have a dog (Labrador). My six years old brother play with him. Even always have him in his room. Feed him, take him out and play all the time with him. Labradors are always calm and gentle type of dogs so we can have them with the kids.
My sister have a 10 months old boy. She prefer to feed him on her own milk normally. Because there can be nothing better than a mothers milk for a kid. She prefer to prepare everything at home for him. She prefer to give him different vegetable soups which are not at all spicy.