Pitbull: Killer or Rapist...this is crazy

[Drolefille]

I'm sorry there's no excuse for leaving your toddler along with the dog for MINUTES. It is wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong. I don't care how much Fido loves Junior. There's too much of a change Junior will tug Fido's ears or somehow induce a predator/prey situation. Uh uh. This is a freak case, but honestly, they're lucky it wasn't a real mauling with an aggressive dog.

I hope the dog isn't put to sleep, he was clearly not being aggressive here and it's not like the death penalty for humans, he's not learning from any mistakes or anything. He's a dog.

[ZTABullwinkle]

This is really disturbing to think that

a. this is true OR
b. this is a coverup of sexual abuse suffered by the child.

[SWTXBelle]

There's no happy way to read this story.

As to putting the dog down - my mother had a wonderful Old English Sheepdog. He was asleep, and my autistic nephew pounced on him. Kipling bit his nose - OFF. He wasn't mean - he was just being defensive. If he had been a poodle it would have been no problem. My nephew is fine - the nose was reattached and he has a small scar. But the dog had to be put to sleep because we couldn't take the risk of anything happening again.My mother called Sheepdog Rescue - but they couldn't take him because once a dog has bitten someone he is a liability risk.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

There's no happy way to read this story.

As to putting the dog down - my mother had a wonderful Old English Sheepdog. He was asleep, and my autistic nephew pounced on him. Kipling bit his nose - OFF. He wasn't mean - he was just being defensive. If he had been a poodle it would have been no problem. My nephew is fine - the nose was reattached and he has a small scar. But the dog had to be put to sleep because we couldn't take the risk of anything happening again.My mother called Sheepdog Rescue - but they couldn't take him because once a dog has bitten someone he is a liability risk.

That is sad. And I know a lot of places have rules like that, but this wasn't aggressive and I can't see a reason to put this dog down except for the family wanting it that way.

[Educatingblue]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

There's no happy way to read this story.

As to putting the dog down - my mother had a wonderful Old English Sheepdog. He was asleep, and my autistic nephew pounced on him. Kipling bit his nose - OFF. He wasn't mean - he was just being defensive. If he had been a poodle it would have been no problem. My nephew is fine - the nose was reattached and he has a small scar. But the dog had to be put to sleep because we couldn't take the risk of anything happening again.My mother called Sheepdog Rescue - but they couldn't take him because once a dog has bitten someone he is a liability risk.

That's really sad. I get antsy when my niece and nephew come over and play with my dog and I am not home (but my husband is). Some kids do not know how to properly interact around dogs and put themselves and the dog in danger.

[kstar]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

There's no happy way to read this story.
If he had been a poodle it would have been no problem.

Not necessarily. There have been cases of Poodles maiming and pomeranians killing.

[Kevin]

My dad once had a case where his client was sued by the owner of a pit bull which had dug under a fence and had been attacked and severely maimed by his client's chihuahua.


(dad won)

[SWTXBelle]

Okay, okay - all I meant was that Kipling didn't attack my nephew, he just made one quick bite because he was startled awake and so was in defensive mode. His massive jaws are why the damage was so bad. I will be wary of poodles from now on!