Objective-C Dot Syntax and Init

I have read a number of snippets that mention you should never use dot-notation within your init or dealloc methods. However, I can never seem to find out why. One post did mention in passing that it has to do with KVO, but no more.

@interface MyClass : NSObject {
    SomeObject *object_;
}
@property (nonatomic, retain) SomeObject *object;
@end

This implementation is bad?

@implementation MyClass 

@synthesize object = object_;

- (id)initWithObject:(SomeObject *)object {
    if (self = [super init]) {
        self.object = object;
    }

    return self;
}
@end

But this is good?

@implementation MyClass 

@synthesize object = object_;

- (id)initWithObject:(SomeObject *)object {
    if (self = [super init]) {
        object_ = [object retain];
    }

    return self;
}
@end

What are the pitfalls of using dot-notation inside your init?