1 week old killed by Dog.

[lhancock90]

Yeh i do agree with Kai there. Dogs eat all sorts, my dog has a penchant for loo roll.

 

[Tasha]

Yeh i do agree with Kai there. Dogs eat all sorts, my dog has a penchant for loo roll.

My child has the same love of toilet roll

 

[lhancock90]

Yeh i do agree with Kai there. Dogs eat all sorts, my dog has a penchant for loo roll.

My child has the same love of toilet roll

Evelyn keeps throwing it in the bath

 

[Tasha]

Kaysie Blossom eats it.

 

[ellismum]

It still would have made me more wary. I know dogs eat and chew things all the time but this is a tiny newborn baby, same size as some teddys and in this case, prob the same smell as the baby. Maybe it's just me but the dog wouldn't know the difference so I wouldn't have let it any where near.

 

[suzib76]

I can't understand why people are not naturally wary

 

[sarahchops86]

That poor poor family. unimaginable. I have only been bit by one dog, a yellow lab, as a child, my son was bit on the face by my OH's family dog- a cavalier (didnt break the skin and missed his eye by an inch!) I think he was around 12 months, and my mums old cairn terrier snapped at my daughters face when she was a baby and i turned my back for a second. So no, I wouldnt have a dog until my children are old enough to participate in training etc as Im not personally comfortable having a dog in my home with babies. That being said, if I had a dog when I first got pregnant, I would have given it proper training in being around babies (or taken it to classes) but never have left them alone together. BTW not saying these parents are to blame I mean both my kids got bitten/ snapped at whilst I was in the room!

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I can't understand why people are not naturally wary

They are? It's down to instinct and common sense though. I feel more at risk by strangers than my dog though. I refuse to live in fear. I love my Dog and I trust my dog as long as we all respect each other.

 

[Kate&Lucas]

What a terrible thing. I can't even imagine the pain they must be going through. This happened here too, a couple of months ago. It was a 4 day old baby and a Husky.
While I agree that it's normal to question the judgment of the parents for leaving the baby in a position to get attacked, I think we have all had times (especially when dealing with a newborn) where we maybe weren't thinking clearly, or had momentary lapses in judgment...but we didn't pay for that with our baby's life like these people did. Just a horrible tragedy. Definitely preventable, but my heart really goes out to this family.

Very very true.

When my mam told me about this yesterday I made a judgmental comment regarding the parents but then I internally kicked myself because I have no business judging them. I have made some piss-poor parenting choices and errors in the past and I'd challenge any parent to prove they haven't at least once.
I make no secret of my dislike for dogs, I won't have one and I don't see the need for them around children, let alone a newborn (I have been berated for my view on dogs in the past but I stand by it). But this is absolutely heartbreaking
Poor little mite. My heart goes out to his family

 

[sparkle_1979]

It's just awful. Heart goes out to them. I had three large dogs and took to decision to rehome them as they could be snappy. You just can't take chances with your babies no matter how much you love them

 

[BeccaxBump]

Midnight, I feel exactly the same about my Ollie. He treats me with respect so I do the same back.
xoxox

 

[Kassy]

All dog breeds have characteristics in them and Jack Russels are well known for being yappy and nippy. I still don't understand why this dog was in the same room as the baby?. I don't blame the dog at all, the owners should have been watching the dog even if it's supposed to be "good natured" ect.

I have a German Shepherd Dog puppy but i never leave him alone with my daughter, never, ever. It only takes one mistake/second for a dog to strike, even if they are "soft as a brush".​

 

[suzib76]

I can't understand why people are not naturally wary

They are? It's down to instinct and common sense though. I feel more at risk by strangers than my dog though. I refuse to live in fear. I love my Dog and I trust my dog as long as we all respect each other.

But they are not though, people take chances all the time or we wouldn't see these incidents happening. The amount of people on this thread who have also been bitten just shows how common it is, and by allowing animals the opportunity people are not being wary

I don't understand why your personal feelings about strangers is relevant in any way on this thread, it is about dogs. I am shit scared of flying, but that doesn't mean I would trust a dog over a plane.

I love and respect my horses, but I wouldn't 100% trust them with my toddler. Animals are, and always will be just that. Animals, unpredictable to humans

 

[Jchihuahua]

My heart goes out to that poor baby and his poor family. How tragic . I have 3 dogs, a staffy, a german shepherd and a chihuahua and the chihuahua is the only one I don't trust with my children completely. My children love my dogs and my dogs love my children.

 

[Cleo]

This is so so sad. The same thing happened to really good friends of our family in February. Their 2 day old little boy was sleeping in the bassinet in the parent's bedroom, the mom went to take a shower (or use the washroom or something), the basement door hadn't been latched properly and their husky got out and came and tried to pick up the baby. It took seconds. The dog didn't attack the baby at all, she had had her own litter before and the marks showed that she had just tried to pick it up but the baby suffered head injuries and didn't survive. Incredibly tragic. Makes me cry again just thinking about it.

 

[dizzy65]

thats so sad

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

I can't understand why people are not naturally wary

They are? It's down to instinct and common sense though. I feel more at risk by strangers than my dog though. I refuse to live in fear. I love my Dog and I trust my dog as long as we all respect each other.

But they are not though, people take chances all the time or we wouldn't see these incidents happening. The amount of people on this thread who have also been bitten just shows how common it is, and by allowing animals the opportunity people are not being wary

I don't understand why your personal feelings about strangers is relevant in any way on this thread, it is about dogs. I am shit scared of flying, but that doesn't mean I would trust a dog over a plane.

I love and respect my horses, but I wouldn't 100% trust them with my toddler. Animals are, and always will be just that. Animals, unpredictable to humans

I was just using it as an example that generally when a dog lives with a family and is part of a family, that you learn to trust them. My dog is part of my family, therefore I do trust her to a degree. I dont leave her alone with kids because the number one reason being its not actually fair on the kids to be responsible for her and number 2 being its not actually fair on the dog to feel uncomfortable either, not because I think she would attack them!
When I make references to stranger, I just think that people do unpredictable things all the time, yet I dont live in fear that I will get run over by a lunatic or mugged walking down the street....Same way as I wont live in fear by owning a dog.
People are bringing personal opinions on breeds in the thread so I thought I would add a personal opinion in my reply

See in my opinion, I wouldnt say a horse is the same just because they dont LIVE with a family and within a family unit- but that is just my personal opinion.

We all know what we are comfortable with, I was just stating my opinion, as many others did.

I dont think what the dog did was right, I think its horrendous, sad and awful but I wouldnt tar ALL dogs the same.

 

[littlegenes]

I commented on the other post about this last night...and this is my opinion. I get some people won't see my point of view though.

Even the nicest dog in the world can loose its temper. We have a golden retriever and most of the time her and Ava are best friends- however last week Ava continued to annoy her by pulling her tail and she lashed out and bit her. And before you say it- no, my dog isn't untrained. She doesn't jump up, rarely barks and is generally a nice, friendly well behaved dog and as I said they usually get on like a house on fire- but if someone sits there and pulls my tail none stop for ten minutes...im pretty sure I would loose my temper too.

People need to learn that young children and animals DONT mix. Mollie was very jealous at first- would growl from behind the baby gate seperating the kitchen and our lounge- if I opened the gate it would be a struggle to grab her before she got across the room and ready to attack.

We have to remember- this is a dog with animal instincts- they aren't human and don't understand certain things.

It is a real tragedy I agree and my heart goes out to them- but part of me is angry for them lacking in the common sense of not to leave the dog with the child alone in the first place.

 

[RachA]

This is so sad. The parents must feel so awful.


We have a springer spaniel. We didn't get her until lo was 18months old so we never had the baby issue but if we did have a baby in the house i wouldn't leave them alone together.
As other people have said - at the end of the day dogs are animals. As much as we'd like to believe that we train them and they are 'so good around children and would never bite' we can't know that for sure. From reading through the thread it seems incredibly common that children are bitten, although i wonder what we really mean by that. I have been 'bitten' by my springer but it's not drawn blood or left a mark so i wouldn't really use 'bitten' to describe it. However i was 'bitten' by our old english sheepdog (a breed that is supposed to be very good around children) when i was 7 years old and by that i mean there was a lot of blood and i now have 3 scars on my face from it.
I don't think people respect dogs enough. I know that with my bite my parents didn't think anything of leaving me in a room alone with her. We'd had an old english sheepdog for many years before this one and my parents were assured she was good with children (she was a rescue one) and i wasn't actually doing anything to annoy her. But at the end of the dog i wasn't respecting the dog as i was in her personal space.
Yes you can train a dog and it can be well behaved but you don't actually 100% know that dog.

 

[tasha41]

Poor baby.. RIP

I think that a breed's natural tendencies are important to keep in mind when you are having them around your family. I don't think I would personally own any kind of terrier or herding dog now that I have a young child... instead I'd probably opt for a dog with a reputation of being a good family pet. Even though I really *try* to be open-minded, it's my personal preference to not chance it.

I've been bitten with no warning by an Akida, I was around 6-7 when that happened but I remember it clearly because she didn't release her grip, I had to pry her jaw off my face, my aunt (was babysitting me & her dog bit me) had to take me to the hospital, etc. The other 2 nasty dogs I've met were a Chow (abused then rescued) and a little Yorkie.