Baby killed by dogs
08 February 2009, 04:49 PM
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Tragic end for the youngster.
How many times on SNET have we had similar threads relating to Staffie's/Doberman/Rotweillers.
No dog can ever be trusted regardless training or past temperament. If a grown child is to be left playing with a dog, the child must be able to control or overpower the dog.
I've had dogs all my life (wrong side of 40 now) but whenever I see a Staffie all I see is a seriously muscly dog with jaws on it that look like it could snap a bone easily - not the sort of dog I'd stop to pat.
How many times on SNET have we had similar threads relating to Staffie's/Doberman/Rotweillers.
No dog can ever be trusted regardless training or past temperament. If a grown child is to be left playing with a dog, the child must be able to control or overpower the dog.
I've had dogs all my life (wrong side of 40 now) but whenever I see a Staffie all I see is a seriously muscly dog with jaws on it that look like it could snap a bone easily - not the sort of dog I'd stop to pat.
08 February 2009, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by The News of the World
A BABY boy was savaged to death yesterday by his gran’s two pet dogs—just weeks after surviving a heart op.
Mrs Wilson, who is separated from Alexandra’s dad Terry, was said to have bought Tyson 18 months ago after having problems with an “unwanted admirer” prowling round her house. But locals said the dog had been friendly.
Mrs Wilson, who is separated from Alexandra’s dad Terry, was said to have bought Tyson 18 months ago after having problems with an “unwanted admirer” prowling round her house. But locals said the dog had been friendly.
08 February 2009, 04:57 PM
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No amount of licenses, checks etc would have stopped this terrible tragedy from happening
Gramdmother left the baby alone with her two dogs, stupid human error, it only takes seconds, she could have even been in the same room at the time
We dont even allow the cat in the same room as the baby on their own, just isnt worth the risk IMHO
Gramdmother left the baby alone with her two dogs, stupid human error, it only takes seconds, she could have even been in the same room at the time
We dont even allow the cat in the same room as the baby on their own, just isnt worth the risk IMHO
no offence taken, we had one like that but the dog ate it
08 February 2009, 05:10 PM
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"Human Error"
Look I'll agree she was pathetic, but at the end of the day those dogs were given half a chance and as a result they savaged a baby to death. Some on here would say that theirs "wouldn't do such a thing" but trust me on this it's more the case of they haven't done it "yet" more through lack of opportunity than anything else.
Look I'll agree she was pathetic, but at the end of the day those dogs were given half a chance and as a result they savaged a baby to death. Some on here would say that theirs "wouldn't do such a thing" but trust me on this it's more the case of they haven't done it "yet" more through lack of opportunity than anything else.
08 February 2009, 05:14 PM
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08 February 2009, 05:18 PM
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- Would you leave him in a room with your children unsupervised?
A simple yes or no will suffice.
08 February 2009, 05:29 PM
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14,9&3 never once have i felt that my kids have been threatened by my dog,at the end of the day a dogs as good as it's owner,please dont stereo type all staffies.
08 February 2009, 05:39 PM
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eldest one has been walking him for approx 3 years fair enough he's a big lad but honestly never once has the dog put him in a situation.Obvious checks are made before letting him off the lead(we live close to lots of fields)
You sound like a responsible owner.
08 February 2009, 05:57 PM
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Thanks for the straight reply, the baby's Grandmother probably had the same opinion about her dogs, shame she had to be proved wrong though.
At the end of the day they're just pack animals and capable of attacking another "animal" be it dog, cat or human. Animals don't have the ability to understand "right or wrong" so leaving children alone with them is playing Russian roulette, with very high and irreplaceable odds.
At the end of the day they're just pack animals and capable of attacking another "animal" be it dog, cat or human. Animals don't have the ability to understand "right or wrong" so leaving children alone with them is playing Russian roulette, with very high and irreplaceable odds.
08 February 2009, 06:03 PM
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I have to say that I'm firmly in the DCI camp here. I've owned Staffies for years but mine never gets left alone with my nine month old nephew. Never. I just wouldn't be able to forgive myself if anything happened.
08 February 2009, 06:15 PM
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Thanks for the straight reply, the baby's Grandmother probably had the same opinion about her dogs, shame she had to be proved wrong though.
At the end of the day they're just pack animals and capable of attacking another "animal" be it dog, cat or human. Animals don't have the ability to understand "right or wrong" so leaving children alone with them is playing Russian roulette, with very high and irreplaceable odds.
At the end of the day they're just pack animals and capable of attacking another "animal" be it dog, cat or human. Animals don't have the ability to understand "right or wrong" so leaving children alone with them is playing Russian roulette, with very high and irreplaceable odds.
08 February 2009, 06:18 PM
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08 February 2009, 06:54 PM
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Ive had Staffies and Rotties for 20 years now and have always put them on there leads if people are about, not because they have ever attacked anyone but because they are animals at the end of the day and you cant tell what there thinking or what they could do.
08 February 2009, 07:19 PM
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