Dog mauls 3 week old

AOII_LB93 · #1 07-23-2009, 06:34 PM

Not blaming the dog here...dogs are dogs. The parents should have shut the door to the room with the baby in it and not left it open to the dog in the first place. I personally feel that children under the age of 10 should not be left alone with dogs in general. Partially because you never know what may happen, and also because children are pretty excitable and that can affect animals.

UGAalum94 · #2 07-23-2009, 06:40 PM

I think the under 10 standard is too strict, but no dog should have unsupervised access to an infant for sure.

I think we anthropomorphize our pets so much that we forget they are really just animals.

cheerfulgreek · #3 07-23-2009, 06:54 PM

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I think the under 10 standard is too strict, but no dog should have unsupervised access to an infant for sure.

I think we anthropomorphize our pets so much that we forget they are really just animals.

True, but to some people they do make great companions, so they see them as more than just animals. It's just that a lot people who love their pets tend to think of them as being aggressive but not violent, and that is so far from the truth.

UGAalum94 · #4 07-23-2009, 07:02 PM

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True, but to some people they do make great companions, so they see them as more than just animals. It's just that a lot people who love their pets tend to think of them as being aggressive but not violent, and that is so far from the truth.

Oh, I love my dogs a kind of crazy amount and they get better treatment than a lot of people in the world, but I try really hard to remember they could hurt someone.

cheerfulgreek · #5 07-23-2009, 07:05 PM

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Oh, I love my dogs a kind of crazy amount and they get better treatment than a lot of people in the world, but I try really hard to remember they could hurt someone.

What kind of dogs do you have?