[SydneyK]

This really is a sad story: I've heard a lot about it on our local news.

The baby was born three weeks prematurely and had just been released from the hospital. Because he was premature, the parents hadn't gotten the nursery ready yet. The parents had left the nursery door open because they didn't yet have a monitor. In fact, the dad had just put the baby down and was getting ready to go get a monitor when the mom discovered the crib was empty.

Poor AJ has multiple skull fractures, a punctured lung and more than one broken rib. The initial report was that Dakota had taken the baby out of the crib to play with him, but some people are now speculating that Dakota was just trying to mother him.

I don't blame the dog, and I don't think the parents do, either. After the story broke, several people - from across the country - volunteered to adopt Dakota. She has never demonstrated violent behavior before.

It's just so sad. I can't imagine what this poor family is going through.