| When treated well, dogs can be loyal companions, good-natured playmates for children and steadfast protectors of home and hearth. |
| Beagles are inclined to play rambunctiously and their spiritedness may lead to accidental injuries to their playmates. |
| By Day 3, I was wishing we'd gone on holiday with friends or that at least the children would find some playmates. |
| They'll have plenty of playmates, based on the rate at which our friends are having kids. |
| A three-year-old can imitate adults and playmates, play make-believe with dolls and use pronouns or plural words. |
| Only six per cent of children thought their fathers were their ideal playmates. |
