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This shit makes me sick to my stomach. I hope they throw the book at the stepdad. And shame on the dumbass mother, letting that worthless piece of shit in her life.

[Edited 5/29/11 8:32am]

People slay me when they allow an aggresive breed of dog to be around their small children and are shocked when the dog attacks (whether it's trained to attack or not). I know people love their dogs and will defend them to the bitter end but it's not smart to have certain breeds of dogs around small children. What's more important? Some dog or the saftety of your kid?

Sick.

I like to see what happens if one of those idiots on "Animal Hoarders" actually has that happen to them and then show them being simpleton stupid mental cases for crying more about losing their vicious dog over the mauling of a child.

kitbradley said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Vick got what two yrs, let's see what he gets?

He better get 25 years to life but I can see his defense team putting up that he's a mental case trying to get him leniency...

1sotrue said:

.... both the Mother and the Stepfather should be charged with child endangerment. I cant imagine the screams coming from that young boy's mouth as that dog jaws was locked on him. As his siblings stood helpless. Some law has to be pass preventing dangerous animals around small children. My anger is with that mother allowing her boyfriend's pets around her babies. [Edited 5/30/11 16:54pm]

Hopefully, Child Services will straighten this mess out.

It's not wise to let ANY breed of dog alone and unsupervised with young children.

1sotrue said:

kitbradley said:

People slay me when they allow an aggresive breed of dog to be around their small children and are shocked when the dog attacks (whether it's trained to attack or not). I know people love their dogs and will defend them to the bitter end but it's not smart to have certain breeds of dogs around small children. What's more important? Some dog or the saftety of your kid?

Whats more important some dog or the safety of your children? Exactly .... both the Mother and the Stepfather should be charged with child endangerment. I cant imagine the screams coming from that young boy's mouth as that dog jaws was locked on him. As his siblings stood helpless. Some law has to be pass preventing dangerous animals around small children. My anger is with that mother allowing her boyfriend's pets around her babies. [Edited 5/30/11 16:54pm]

I agree charges should be filed against the parents. I train animals and i would never leave a dog alone with a small child or anyone. I am pack leader and a dog's job is to be my servant. That dog may have been simply had enough abuse or tried to gain a more dominant position in the home pack. The dog is not to blame. The dog is an extintion of his owner. The owner will get charges pressed against him for the boy and possibly animal cuelty charges. Also a dog that is trained to attack is just that trained. Given commands to perform the task. NOT RANDOM SIGNS OF AGGRESSION.

ANY dog that is big enough can be a threat to your child/children if abused. There are no aggressive breeds, just stupid and abusive dog owners.

I had issues with a neighbor's Dalmatian... it was a dangerous dog and I worked to have it put down and I also worked to have another neighbor's Golden Retriever taken away. Both dogs were a menace to our neighborhood and both dog breeds are generally considered good "family dogs".

Ironically the pittbull a few doors down is allowed to play ball with my kids, she's a sweetie and a safe dog to have around children. I treat dogs as individuals and I do not discriminate by breed.

paintedlady said:

Ironically the pittbull a few doors down is allowed to play ball with my kids, she's a sweetie and a safe dog to have around children. I treat dogs as individuals and I do not discriminate by breed.

A lot of people think that a dog that has shown no signs of aggession is sweet until something happens and they end up turning on another animal, a kid or an adult. Personally, I won't go anywhere if there is a pit bull around. They just seem to be wired differently than other dogs.

There was a case here in Michigan a few years back where someone's pitbull practically ate their newborn baby and they said the dog had shown absolutely no signs of aggression prior to eating the kid. I don't care how much you love them, they are dogs! Dogs are unpredictable. You can't say what they will or will not do. I like dogs, but I don't care if it were a poodle, I would NEVER leave a dog unsupervised with a small child. It's just not worth the risk. It it suprises me at how many people are perfectly willing to take that risk.

[Edited 6/1/11 10:43am]

rip little jayelin

kitbradley said:

paintedlady said:

Ironically the pittbull a few doors down is allowed to play ball with my kids, she's a sweetie and a safe dog to have around children. I treat dogs as individuals and I do not discriminate by breed.

A lot of people think that a dog that has shown no signs of aggession is sweet until something happens and they end up turning on another animal, a kid or an adult. Personally, I won't go anywhere if there is a pit bull around. They just seem to be wired differently than other dogs.

There was a case here in Michigan a few years back where someone's pitbull practically ate their newborn baby and they said the dog had shown absolutely no signs of aggression prior to eating the kid. I don't care how much you love them, they are dogs! Dogs are unpredictable. You can't say what they will or will not do. I like dogs, but I don't care if it were a poodle, I would NEVER leave a dog unsupervised with a small child. It's just not worth the risk. It it suprises me at how many people are perfectly willing to take that risk.

[Edited 6/1/11 10:43am]

I've owned pitts.... trust me when I tell you the owners that say there were "no signs of aggression" are liars. They just are stubborn and don't want to get rid of their dogs, the same goes for most owners of aggresive dogs OF ANY BREEDS.

My old pitt would allow little kids to pull her tail while she ate... she never growled at children and she protected my son from a vicious dog that almost attacked him.

Not all pitts are "wired" any certain way, they are literally trained to be mean dogs, pitts are uber friendly... and show no fear to humans, that is a huge problem when a dog is trained to hurt people, and many dog owners train their dogs to guard their homes... which means they train their dogs to attack people who trespass.

Any dog can be dangerous, so even if its a cute lab, be careful... that dog can bite the mess out of you too if its trained to attack people.

I take no risks with my children, but if i know a dog well, then the dog is considered safe with my children, unless that dog gets sick.

Seems like people are saying a lot of things are completely inaccurate in this article including the type of dog.

ufoclub said:

Seems like people are saying a lot of things are completely inaccurate in this article including the type of dog.

I was speaking of breed discrimination, I know the dog in the article was a mutt. Sounds like it must of been a larger dog... 40lbs or more. I also do not believe that that very dog that the owner claimed was trained to kill, showed no signs of aggression.

always misspelling something...dammit

[Edited 6/1/11 17:59pm]