Puppy Eats Baby

[DoubleTDG]

http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=9300226

Excerpts:

It was a grisly scene in south Tulsa this summer. A small puppy was removed from a home after police say it killed two-month-old Zane Earles.
Investigators say the child was attacked after he was left in an infant swing while his mother and grandmother slept at the other side of the house.



Earles also told police that she had been up until 4 o'clock in the morning with her baby, and did not hear the child scream when he was attacked by the dog.

[PeppyGPhiB]

THAT is horrifying!

But a couple questions/comments...

The mother was 17, and had been up until 4 am the night before with the baby. Though she should have put the baby in a crib instead of left it in the swing, I wouldn't go so far as to say that this act alone means she's negligent. Parents leave their babies alone all the time to go get some needed sleep - the only thing different in this case is that she didn't put it in its crib. I'm sure she didn't expect the puppy to eat the baby! My God, I know a lot about dogs and even I wouldn't expect a small puppy to eat a baby!

Second, how do they even know the baby screamed when the dog attacked it? Weren't they both asleep? I'm assuming if someone was around and heard the baby, they would've stopped the attack.

[LightBulb]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Second, how do they even know the baby screamed when the dog attacked it?

Probably just assuming... oh how awful.

[Senusret I]

That's really sad.... it's a cute puppy, too.








*reserving the Meryl Streep jokes for a later time*

[jessica.lanelle]

They had not fed that puppy in days. Is it right for a puppy to attack a baby? Of course not, but if you cannot take care of a dog, how are you supposed to take care of a baby?

[RU OX Alum]

^^also, the puppy doesn't know right from wrong, it is just a puppy

[LttleMsPrEp]

That's awful...my thing is even if the mother was up until 4 a.m why didn't she make sure that the infant was somewhere near her..or even have baby monitors or something...who leaves an infant on the other side of a home to sleep without adult supervision? Not to sound ignorant or anything but seriously how hungry does a puppy have to be to eat an infant.. I would have never thought it possible a dingo or a fully grown german shepard maybe..but a puppy?

[jojapeach]

I can't believe this is an actual news story. I feel badly for the young mother and the entire family, but I'm sticking with the call of negligence against the mother. I just can't imagine leaving a 2 month old unsupervised on the other side of the house.

My family watches my dog while my hubby and I are staying in a place that doesn't allow pets. Honestly, my family does not adore my dog the way I do, but the question I always hear when I'm over there is, "Did anyone feed the dog?" Someone is always asking that question because it's a shared chore and responsibility. How in the hell did anyone allow a dog (oops - puppy) to get so damn hungry that it eats a baby in a swing???

Although this article is old, I'm convinced that more details will be revealed in this sad, sad story.

[ZetaGirl22]

This is so, so awful and HOW negligent of the mother/grandmother to leave the baby unattended with the pup. I don't really think it's pup's fault at all. First, no one knows if it's being fed, but MORE than that, puppies bite. Puppies will learn bite inhibition in play at an early age. IE, they will be playing with another dog and if puppy bites too hard, other dog with squeal, or admonish it as to say, "Hey, that was TOO HARD" If the pup was taken away from its litter before 8 weeks, he lost out on that opportunity to learn it with brothers and sisters. They also learn it from being around people. If your puppy gets too nippy with you, you will usually do something about it-discontinue the play session, discipline, something like that. Well a 2 month old BABY isnt capable of pushing the puppy off him/her, and likely, puppy was trying to PLAY with the baby and baby wasn't reacting to the bites enough for him to know to stop, so it kept going. I doubt the dog ATE the baby though. Probably just bit him to death, which is really sad, but that is why you NEVER leave ANY dog alone with a child-EVER

[AKA_Monet]

Ummm... A 2 month old cannot hold it head up at all... What infant swing is rated to hold a 2 month old?

I suspect that the baby died by suspicious activities and was set out somewhere and that dog, being a dog, nibbled on flesh--something that dogs will do, especially if it smells a certain way...

But, hey, what do I know?

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Ummm... A 2 month old cannot hold it head up at all... What infant swing is rated to hold a 2 month old?

Infant cradle swings, particularly papasan style swings, are rated for babies up to 25 pounds. They even come with infant head supports just for those babies not yet big enough to hold their head up. I didn't find it odd at all that the 2-month old in this story was in a swing.