Influencer Kayla Itsines' husband Jae Woodroffe responds to concerns about their giant Doberman 'protection dog' being around their young children
Kayla Itsines' husband has responded to fans who raised concerns about his choice of pet.
Jae Woodroffe has insisted his massive Doberman, called Royce, is perfectly safe around the two young children in the couple's home.
Kayla shares daughter Arna, five, with her ex Tobi Pearce and son Jax, one, with husband Jae.
'How do you feel about dogs around kids...since animals can be unpredictable (even trained one)' Jae was asked of Royce, who has been trained as a protection dog, in an Instagram question and answer session.
The 34-year-old replied: 'Same way I feel about humans around my kids. These dogs have been trained for a minimum of 18 months and in family homes with kids.
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'It takes a very special dog to do what these dogs do'.
Jae continued: 'In saying that Royce is super clumsy when he's not on!! So there is always concern of one of the kids getting bumped'.
Having a large, trained dog in the home is part of the self-protection measures Kayla took after a seven-month long stalking ordeal.
She had to obtain a guard dog after a man waited outside her home 'every single day' for months.
Itsines shared her story on the YouTube channel of Protection Dogs Worldwide, the organisation that provided the animals.
Kayla revealed a chance meeting with the unnamed man, who initially seemed to be 'the nicest person in the world,' eventually turned into something darker.
Kayla said she was only too happy to take a selfie with the man, before going one step further and filming a video for him too.
After the seemingly innocent encounter, Kayla said she started seeing the man more and more.
Kayla admitted that her dogs had given her much-needed peace of mind.
The 34-year-old replied: 'Same way I feel about humans around my kids. These dogs have been trained for a minimum of 18 months and in family homes with kids'
'I have never slept more soundly in my entire life knowing I have my dogs there,' she said.
'They are just the most incredible things. I cannot explain how grateful I am for the two most amazing dogs in the world.'
The fitness influencer and personal trainer, 34 and her family moved from Adelaide to the Gold Coast last year.
Kayla and Jae tied the knot in December 2023 following a two-year engagement.
But their fairytale romance first blossomed under unusual circumstances.
From getting together just months after leaving their respective exes to Kayla's subsequent falling out with Jae's ex-girlfriend - things weren't always so simple.
Kayla debuted her relationship with personal trainer Jae on September 26, 2021, when the couple was spotted packing on the PDA outside a kebab shop in Adelaide.
In January 2022, Kayla finally debuted Jae on her Instagram page, uploading a photo of the pair cuddling alongside a caption describing him as her 'best friend for years and now partner'.
The happy couple welcomed their first child together, a boy named Jax, in January last year, with Kayla sharing custody of her daughter Arna, five, with ex Tobi Pearce.
Kayla and Tobi share custody of their daughter Arna. Kayla also welcomed her first child with Jae, a boy named Jax, in January 2023.
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