Wwyd if a family members dog but your child on the face?

[inwood]

Just that really - dd is luckily ok now it we are very lucky it wasn't any worse.

We will not go there again while the dog is there.

I think this is a dangerous dog and they need to rehome. I don't think they agree or get the severity of the situation.

I always lean towards the “should be put down” camp. But not enough information here to make a judgement.

I have only known one dog bite a child's face. He was a much beloved family dog, had never shown a hint of aggression before and the child hadn't been provoking him. The garden was full of adults and children having a birthday party which was the sort of environment the dog usually loved. The child toddled into the path of dog and he just went for his face. The owners called the police who took the dog immediately and put him to sleep. They were all heartbroken, for the loss of their beautiful dog and for their child who needed plastic surgery on their tiny little face.

IMO any dog that bites unprovoked, whether adult or child must be PTS. I know there will be people who disagree.

I'd have no hesitation in calling the police if they don't get it put down.

Report to the police, they assess and make the decision.
Any bite especially to the face needs to be reported.
You report it, the police assess.

She's 9, I was in the loo, literally on the other side of the door. I don't think it was a nip, even if it was if it had been .5cm higher up it would have been her eye.

fucks sake, i love dogs, but it is so irritating that when a dog bites a child, you get the morons coming out saying, omg, what if the child cuddled it . Its probably the childs fault.

You have a duty if you have a dog, to either make sure the dog is bombproof around children, or you dont have it near children, because once a dog bites someones face, its game over.

They're not in the U.K. so not sure about reporting.

So what exactly happened?

What does your mil say about it?

The police wont come out for a nip and a snap.

You'd have to prove the dog was - this is the important bit - 'dangerously out of control' that clearly isn't the case. The other important bit is you have to prove the defendant knew the dog was dangerous.

I take it no medical treatment required? no hospital blue light visit? no stitches?

hard to say what to do then as the world outside the UK is a big place, with different rules on animals, so i guess youd need to look up local laws

They're not in the U.K. so not sure about reporting

What is the point of starting threads with zero in the way of facts ? Why don't posters ever say they are in another jurisdiction before you have 2 or three pages of advice and legal positions thrown into the arena.

Feel sorry for the dog, it's been let down my it's owners.
Feel sorry for your daughter, I hope this won't affect her relationship with dogs in the future.
There is, however no such thing as an unprovoked attack by a dog. There would be a reason why the dog decided to bite, possibly feeling threatened or uncomfortable.
This isn't your daughters fault, and it's not the dogs fault either.
The owners of the dog are entirely to blame. If they knew their dog was not comfortable around children, they should keep their dog away from children to reduce its stress levels and keep others out of harms way.
Don't be harsh on the dog. Be harsh on the owners.

So how did a nine year old end up getting bitten on her face?

Ok massive animal lover here, rescue quite a few, worked in rescue, saved wildlife from cats etc.
If a dog bites a child and it is an unprovoked attacked without questionable doubt the dog needs to be destroyed. If the circumstances can not prove the dog was at fault, why should the dog die if the kid was being a little shit!
All life has meaning and people on this thread are correct in asking whether the dog was provoked.

I would NEVER leave my child with an animal. Even my old cat is not child safe, she has to be locked in my bedroom if I have visitors as she will bite and scratch completely unprovoked as she was feral and has not grown out of it with strangers.
Dogs are never safe around kids. I do NHS home visits and have been bitten at least 5 times now by dogs who according to the owners are soppy around people.

You should never leave children unattended with animals. No matter how well you think you know the animal. It’s pretty basic parenting to ensure they’re never left alone. I understand you’re annoyed but the fault lies with you. The dog should be locked away if you’re not able to supervise (ie going to the loo).

Dog lovers can be absolutely potty. This thread proves it.

Child's face more important than pet animal.

Put it to sleep or the child never goes there again.

Crazybunnylady123

What do you mean by provocation? Because that doesn't just mean something like the child pulling the dog's tail or poking it in the eye or whatever. Dogs can be provoked by utterly random things. My IL's dog was once provoked and bit a visitor because she sneezed. That dog needed to be PTS because it clearly was not safe around people.

I was badly bitten/mauled on the face in an unprovoked attack when small. The dog was removed by military police and put down that day

WhatNo But in that circumstance you know what happened. We have no idea what happened here.

@TheHobbitMum again, completely different circumstances.

I didn't say what my circumstances were, so how can they can be so different?

I think a dog that you can’t leave with a 9 year old for the time it takes to go to the loo should definitely be put down.

@inwood omg I hope your LO is okay. Poor girl!! I am terrified of dogs around my DS. My parents are like this... convinced their precious pooch would never hurt a fly... when in actual fact she is vicious as hell!! I wouldn’t bring DD there again and explain why. I think if you reported it and the dog was put down then it would cause a lot of family problems. Explain that you arnt reporting but DD will not be returning whilst the dog is around and urge them to buy a muzzle for when they are out so no other poor children are injured too!!