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Childminder's dog has bitten DD

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Jugglingitall85 · 27/03/2025 17:07

Last week my childminder's dog bit my DD on the face. What would you do? I feel like I have lost trust in their judgement and allowing this to happen.

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marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 10/05/2025 22:50

Im surprised that reporting isn’t normal. How else can a true picture be developed? The animal may bite others.

Yeswoman · 08/05/2025 18:58

Balloonhearts · 08/05/2025 14:31

More like the idiot parents fault for letting them run around with food.

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Oh yes, i forgot the order of importance here: dogs; dog owners; dog people; everyone else. Ridiculous.

Balloonhearts · 08/05/2025 14:31

Yeswoman · 29/04/2025 22:51

And I suppose you're saying that was the toddlers fault? For running around with food?

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More like the idiot parents fault for letting them run around with food.

nottheplan · 08/05/2025 14:29

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 03/04/2025 23:28

My furbabies are cats actually, indoor ones for that matter, and they have never attacked anyone.

Pets are family members, I don't care what you think. Thankfully it's a free country and I can call them whatever I wish in the privacy of my own home, or online if I feel like it!

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Sorry but thejollymoose is correct. Vets say that people are increasingly treating their animals like people and they are losing their natural habits. They feel that they are the leaders of the pack because they are being babied and treated as humans. It's not healthy. Humans wanting something to baby is completely selfish & unhealthy for animals.

Yeswoman · 29/04/2025 22:51

KrSussex · 15/04/2025 09:59

Why did this Dog Bight
If this child has been spending time and Never done it before Why Now its turned
If you had taken the child to A&E they would be reporting any Dog Bights to Police I know as I have had to go in and Rescue a dog who was facing a death row situation and was because Toddler was running around with a sausage roll Dog Jumped up and Bit child's finger

And I suppose you're saying that was the toddlers fault? For running around with food?

KrSussex · 15/04/2025 09:59

Why did this Dog Bight
If this child has been spending time and Never done it before Why Now its turned
If you had taken the child to A&E they would be reporting any Dog Bights to Police I know as I have had to go in and Rescue a dog who was facing a death row situation and was because Toddler was running around with a sausage roll Dog Jumped up and Bit child's finger

ScrewedByFunding · 04/04/2025 19:22

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 22:07

Yes, it does matter actually. People treating their dogs like their “babies” and pretending they are part of their family is exactly why we have so many badly behaved dogs and dog attacks have become so prevalent.

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No it isn't actually. Those problems exist through poor training, poor breeding, wrong dog breeds chosen, abuse and neglect.

The fact that I call him my baby and don't let the mindees touch his toys or play with his tail is a GOOD THING.

They are taught to respect him and leave him alone if he's sleeping or eating. He's even learnt the commend excuse me which they say if he gets in the way and they need to get past instead of pushing past him.

He's loved and cherished like one of my children and it's exactly that reason that they treat him nicely and he is well behaved in return.

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 04/04/2025 18:44

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 04/04/2025 08:53

Definitely a bit nuts and cringeworthy. I find ‘Cats’ works really well or ‘annoying little bastards’.

I prefer, "mummy's best babies" or "precious pets" myself. I love them!!😍

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 04/04/2025 08:53

Definitely a bit nuts and cringeworthy. I find ‘Cats’ works really well or ‘annoying little bastards’.

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 03/04/2025 23:29

surreygirl1987 · 03/04/2025 22:32

Yep. Weird and pathetic.

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It's neither "weird" or "pathetic". How rude.

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 03/04/2025 23:28

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 22:07

Yes, it does matter actually. People treating their dogs like their “babies” and pretending they are part of their family is exactly why we have so many badly behaved dogs and dog attacks have become so prevalent.

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My furbabies are cats actually, indoor ones for that matter, and they have never attacked anyone.

Pets are family members, I don't care what you think. Thankfully it's a free country and I can call them whatever I wish in the privacy of my own home, or online if I feel like it!

surreygirl1987 · 03/04/2025 22:32

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 22:07

Yes, it does matter actually. People treating their dogs like their “babies” and pretending they are part of their family is exactly why we have so many badly behaved dogs and dog attacks have become so prevalent.

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Yep. Weird and pathetic.

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 22:07

ScrewedByFunding · 03/04/2025 21:54

Why do you care how people feel about their dogs? Does it matter what people call them? No of course it doesn't.

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Yes, it does matter actually. People treating their dogs like their “babies” and pretending they are part of their family is exactly why we have so many badly behaved dogs and dog attacks have become so prevalent.

ScrewedByFunding · 03/04/2025 21:54

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 21:40

You can play pretend all you want, your sanity is your own concern, but that doesn’t make it true.

They’re just pets.

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Why do you care how people feel about their dogs? Does it matter what people call them? No of course it doesn't.

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 03/04/2025 21:43

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 21:40

You can play pretend all you want, your sanity is your own concern, but that doesn’t make it true.

They’re just pets.

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They're not "just" anything. They are very special and important to me. They're the best furbabies in the whole wide world!! I'm very sane actually!

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 21:40

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 03/04/2025 21:20

Nope, definitely mummy's little furbabies!!!

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You can play pretend all you want, your sanity is your own concern, but that doesn’t make it true.

They’re just pets.

BatchCookBabe · 03/04/2025 21:21

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 03/04/2025 21:20

Nope, definitely mummy's little furbabies!!!

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😍 😆

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 03/04/2025 21:20

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 20:59

No you’re not. You’re the owner of three animals.

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Nope, definitely mummy's little furbabies!!!

BatchCookBabe · 03/04/2025 21:13

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 20:59

No you’re not. You’re the owner of three animals.

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Also known as furbabies. 😆

TheJollyMoose · 03/04/2025 20:59

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 03/04/2025 20:33

I'm the proud mummy of three furbabies 😁

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No you’re not. You’re the owner of three animals.

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 03/04/2025 20:33

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 03/04/2025 19:09

I have lots of animals but none of them are babies. That’s part of the problem, people treating their animals like they are children. They are not.

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I'm the proud mummy of three furbabies 😁

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 03/04/2025 19:09

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 02/04/2025 22:17

I take it you don't have pets?

You should get one. You are the one missing out!

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I have lots of animals but none of them are babies. That’s part of the problem, people treating their animals like they are children. They are not.

Oldbutstillachild · 03/04/2025 13:52

I could never allow my children to go there again, personally. I would also report the incident to Ofstead, and also the police unless there was a very good reason not to. Even good, loving dogs have the potential to kill a child. I couldn't take that risk.

mainecooncatonahottinroof · 02/04/2025 22:17

Missohnoyoubetterdont · 01/04/2025 20:20

Fur baby 🤮

I take it you don't have pets?

You should get one. You are the one missing out!