....to be sick and tired of hearing/reading about dog attacks on children??

[M0naLisa]

I probably am going to get flamed for this so I am donning my hard hat for this one but I am sick of hearing or reading about dog attacks.
And I know I could 'turn the channel or just not read' but why should I?

When will people realise a child especially a young baby/toddler cannot I repeat cannot EVER be left alone with a bloody dog!!!!!!

2 in 2 weeks now! It's getting bloody out of hand!
A dog origins from the Wolf family - not that I need to remind anyone.

Why are some people still blind to the fact that any dog whether it's a Rottweiler or a Yorkshire Terrier or a poodle can turn on their heel and KILL a young child!!!

Rant over!!

This most recent attack, did it not say that dad had just brought the dog from the pub? Sounds like it was not even THEIR dog? And left access to baby. Tragic.

oh really quint didnt know that,

'Always ask yourself, if your blood boils, whether there would be a new legal power available to the state somewhere down the line from this news story.'

I have said that numerous times in resposnse to poorly-supervised dogs being out in public. If those who love dogs don't self-regulate properly and efficiently, the laws will be driven by those that dislike and fear dogs.
So the question is, all MNetters who own dogs are responsible, sensible, thoughtful, considerate and always pick up poo and their dogs are perfectly trained to recall and never bother anyone.
How would you make sure that all owners and dogs are like this?
What do you suggest, as dog lovers?

In both the recent cases, I think the parents should be prosecuted. yes, they have suffered unimaginably due to the loss of their child, but those children must have spent the last moments of their little lives in terrible agony due to the sheer stupidity of their parents. One had a massive dog in a flat, knowing she wouldn't have time to walk it and that she had 2 small children, the others father bought a massive dog home from the pub, I'm not sure how soon before their child was born. They are idiots, sheer morons.

Yep that's right. He brought the dog home from the pub, they suspected the animal had been mistreated in it's life. It also seemed as though they lived in a small terrace which wouldn't seem to me the ideal space for a large dog.

Recipe for disaster.

Quint, the dog belonged to them, the father had got it down the pub a few months earlier.
Do people want a link? The Mirror site has a lot of details.

I read the father of the six day old 'brought the dog home from the pub, because someone was getting rid of it'...

I would never have a rescue dog around children, let alone an animal you dont know from adam.

I think the issues are many... dogs being badly bred for profit, poorly handled by numpty owners & seen as fashion accessories etc etc.

poster LtEveDallas

Please point me to the last recored time a Scotti dog killed a child or a adult
Or a dog of that size

Your wish is my command HERE

Yanbu

Although I think your mother should be allowed a dog if she wants one. Just because it inconveniences you that she has one, doesn't mean she shouldn't.

And if it is deed not breed why is it the criminal under world favour husky types and staff types

They would save themselves a lot of bother if they brought a Scottie dog

see any dog can go for children not just large poorly bred rescue brought home from the pub dogs , people need to be aware that their precious pooches can injure their children

LtEve Your wish is my command HERE

That link shows a baby's death caused by a Jack Russell. The poster asked for proof of a Scottie dog causing death.

Umm, tramp. Probably because it is the "criminal under world"

But it's not the dogs fault. Dogs aren't evil geniuses (genii?) plotting to take over the world and become the local Drugs Kingpins - their owners are. It's not the breed of dog that makes it bad, it's how it is trained and treated.

That link shows a baby's death caused by a Jack Russell. The poster asked for proof of a Scottie dog causing death

Next sentence - "or a dog of that size"

No she said a Scottie dog or one
Of that size!!! A Jack Russell is smaller

I always thought the Kennel Club were vaguely onto something with their good citizenship scheme.

You are not allowed to utilise a car unless you are over 17 and have a license to take it out unsupervised.

You are not even allowed to practise without a liscence noting your intention.

If you fuck up you get a hefty fine it legal action.

LtEve Apologies, I didn't see their second, separate post that said 'Or of that size'. My mistake. Thanks for the link.

urm the poster said a scottie or similar size the poster was trying to make a point of big slavering dogs eating children really, Jack russels are tiny but were bred to be ratters so are just as lethal

Dogs kept in packs can definitely exhibit worsened behaviour than dogs kept separately. When I was growing up we had two small Yorkshire terriers and one German Shepherd.

The German Shepherd was already exhibiting signs of being untrainable and aggressive (I was a teenager so thought I could handle the situation when he would jump back on the lead and bite my arm). My parents, in their infinite wisdom, then introduced two Yorkshire Terriers into the mix. Well this started a horrendous period where they systematically started hunting down our cats and mauling them to death.

I was so traumatised I left home. Once they had killed two and mauled a third, I had moved out as I couldn't deal with my parents inaction over the situation. Finally my parents gave the GS back to the breeder (we suspect he had been inbred which is surprisingly common) and one of the YTs were then rehomed.

The third mauled cat eventually made it's way back to us, we think it had been living rough for a month trying to heal and when it returned it was very underweight. Thank fully it trusted us enough to return. The dogs were gone and he was able to live out the rest of his days safely.

West Highland Terrier

Don't look at that link if easily distressed or you don't like daily mail ^^

I though it was going to be a link to the 5 year old girl who was bitten in the face by a scottish terrier at a BBQ. But this is different case.
Is someone going to come and point out that neither is dead?

I worry about somebody I know and her dog who is her baby, she is due a real baby soon and i think the dog will be very jealous, I am sure the woman will be sensible but the dog is quite nippy and bad tempered already goodness knows how it will react when the baby comes along,

You should have to apply for a licence and go to training which you should have to pay for and pass.

If you have a criminal record for certain types of things you should be banned from owning a dog.

You should also have a licence to breed them and all dogs which are not licences to breed should be neutered.

Yes some of them are cute but they are animals when all is said and done.

The fucking idiot who is responsible for the death of his 6 day old daughter should be locked in the lions pen at the zoo.

The thought of the terror of those poor children in the moments before their death is haunting.

madam that is all very sensible but how could that be monitored IYSWIM