dangerous dogs

[its_me_baby]

I was wondering who do you blame when a dog attacks a child like this. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-234 30046-details/Baby+killed+by+rottweiler+was+sn atched+from+the+arms+of+a+7-year-old+girl/arti cle.do

[dot.hawkes]

the dog owner and the person allowing the child to be close to the dog

[Quoi]

I read that the neighbour now says it was 'An accident wating to happen' - just want to swear now Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[kp nonuts]

Yea for once I agree with you dot on both acounants.

[dot.hawkes]

knobby you always agree with me numpty lol Anyone remember the alsations that dragged the baby onto the pub roof, was that last Year??? How quickley people forget things like that happen

[kp nonuts]

Yea I know but I have the most gentlist golden reteriever in the world he has been brought up with all the love in the world and he shows it by giving all the love in the world back.

[its_me_baby]

why do people put there kids at risk when they know the dogs are agressive.
i know i wont let my children near dogs at friends houses unless i am 100% certain that my children are safe.
my uncle has two very big dogs that can be agressive and i havent visited him since i had my kids. id rather be safe than sorry

[jojojoanne]

Whoever allowed the baby to be left alone or unattended to the extent that the incident was allowed to happen should be held responsible.

[raysparx1]

dot is 100% right, any dog is capable of doing harm, it is just a question of the degree of harm any breed can inflict, I have had alsations and they are a very placid breed of dog, provided they know who is boss, but as I said any dog can turn, especially at this time of year with all the excitement going on around it, little children and babies should be watched all the time, you cannot blame the dog, the owners have to take responsibility for the dogs actions.

[B00]

Well said Ray- I said more or less the same thing on Bob's thread on the same subject.

[woodhamgirl]

didnt it say in the paper that the baby's 7yr old sister took him outside to see the dog. i read about the neighbour saying it was a violent dog. Its the parents who have to be blamed, only now they are going to suffer for the rest of their lives for what has happened. Not just that the 16yr old babysitter is gonna need counselling after what she saw and the 7yr old will need counselling as she will blame herself for the baby's death.
ive got a gentle greyhound and i wouldnt leave her alone with my 20mth grandson

[saxy_jag]

Why did the couple need a Rottweiler in the first place? And what breeder/rescue centre in their right mind would allow such a dog to go to an inexperienced young couple with children?

They apparently wanted something to guard the house. Well, I have a Border Collie cross that does this quite adequately. I don't need anything bigger or vicious looking. She has 'issues' due to her past (I certainly wouldn't trust her around small children), but we were allowed to have her only after plenty of checks and reassurances that we were experienced owners.

No self-respecting breeder or rescue centre would do otherwise. These attacks are the result of indiscriminate breeders selling their dogs to anyone who can afford to pay. No checks, no trials, no nothing. Once the owner can't cope, the dog is sold on again ... and again ... and again with little thought for its emotional well-being.

The saddest thing is that this particular breed is supposedly known for its gentility. But any dog in the wrong hands can turn like this, and when it does, then the whole breed is marked as dangerous and we all lose out.

[lankeela]

The most sensible post I have read on this subject Saxy Jag.